NIAMEY, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- Up to 23 people were killed and 21 others injured in the torrential rains across Niger this year, the commander of the national fire brigade group said at a press briefing ...

MOSCOW, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov on Thursday held talks with the defense ministers of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, member states of the Confederation of Sahel ...