Avenue Charles de Gaulle in Niamey is now Avenue Djibo Bakary after the city's first post-independence mayor.

They are for TV and radio, border security and responding to natural disasters, a minister says.

The government says classrooms are being used to accommodate people whose houses have been destroyed.

The three states will have new travel documents under their breakaway alliance "in the coming days".

The African Initiative spreads misleading claims online and promotes Russian culture on the ground.

Kyiv's hand in aiding rebels in Mali against Russian mercenaries may scupper its Africa diplomacy.

Niger follows Mali's lead, signalling a burgeoning rift with Kyiv.

A year on from the coup ousted President Mohamed Bazoum may face treason charges, his lawyers.