The map, from Exploring Africa, has colour-coded each language into the seven families, which include Afro-Asiatic, ...

Niger lies in a region of West Africa known as the Sahel. This area has been afflicted with numerous coups in recent years that have made it the "longest corridor of military rule on Earth," The ...

Located in West Africa, at the heart of the Sahel, Niger has a narrow-based economy that remains heavily dependent on agriculture. Despite ongoing efforts to improve the situation, poverty remains a ...