River blindness – or onchocerciasis – is a tropical disease which causes itchiness, skin damage, and eventually blindness. It affects millions of people across Africa.

Since the military took control of Niger following the coup in 2023, a national commission has suggested a political transition lasting at least five years towards a democratic regime. The ...

The National Coordinator for Onchocerciasis and Lymphatic Filariasis at Niger’s Ministry of Public Health, Dr Salissou Adamou Batchiri, emphasised the profound impact of this achievement.

NIAMEY, Feb 20 (Reuters) - A commission in military junta-led Niger has recommended a minimum five-year transition to democratic rule following national discussions, officials said. After a coup ...

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Niger just announced its elimination of river blindness. In 1976, the disease had a prevalence rate in the country of 60%. What is sometimes lost in today’s noisy arguments over foreign assistance is ...

Former Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth has been released on bail following his arrest on Sunday on money laundering charges. He was taken into custody following searches by ...

Niger became the first African country to eliminate the parasitic infection onchocerciasis — also known as river blindness — and the fifth worldwide, according to WHO. Read more.