Russia has quietly been distributing its own flags throughout West Africa, where they are now considered “so cool.” By Elian Peltier Reporting from Niamey, Niger Young people in West African capitals ...

Johannesburg — Hundreds of people joined demonstrations in Niger's capital city of Niamey on Thursday, protesting against sanctions imposed on the country by many of its neighbors in the wake of a ...

Supporters of the military junta in Niger attacked the Embassy of France—the country’s former colonial ruler—while expressing support for Russia and its leader Vladimir Putin in the country’s capital ...

NIAMEY, NigerNIAMEY, Niger — Thousands of people backing the coup in Niger marched through the streets of the capital denouncing France, the country’s former colonial power, waving Russian flags, and ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By SAM MEDNICK (Associated Press) NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Thousands of people backing the coup in Niger marched through the streets of the capital denouncing ...

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Thousands of supporters of the junta that took over Niger in a coup earlier this week marched Sunday through the streets of the capital, Niamey, waving Russian flags, chanting the ...