NIAMEY, March 30 (Reuters) - Niger has quit an international force fighting armed Islamist groups in West Africa's Lake Chad region as it seeks to shore up security around oil assets at home ...

Niger has exited an international force combating Islamist insurgents in West Africa's Lake Chad, aiming to secure its own oil interests. Despite its efforts, the Multinational Joint Task Force faces ...

IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi's two-day visit to Niger included meetings with Prime Minister Ali Lamine Zeine and other senior officials as well as visits to two uranium mine sites.