photograph by Annie Griffiths, National Geographic “There is a valley in the hills of Jebel ... he was finally ready to explore the Niger River. But in a short life already packed with adventure ...

The country’s elimination marks a milestone in Africa’s fight to control and end the disease, the second-leading infectious ...

Niger has made history as the first African country to eliminate the transmission of river blindness, according to verification by the World Health Organization (WHO).This milestone was achieved ...

In a small village in Niger’s Tahoua region, an 80-year-old man sits in the shade, his eyes clouded by irreversible blindness ...

The capital Niamey is located in Niger's southwest corner along the namesake Niger River. As a whole, Niger’s infrastructure is challenged by poor road conditions, limited access to power and ...

Clinton’s Danny Peters placed first at 144 pounds to lead the River Kings at their home meet ... Linn-Mar won the team title with 267 points. Pleasant Valley was second with 224.

An initial assessment by the Pentagon indicated that “multiple” operatives were killed. The Pentagon said it assessed that no ...

Memories shine neon upon death of Mill Mountain Star's Kinsey The star holds special significance for anyone who grew up in the Roanoke Valley, Obenshain said. “As a kid, it was always ...

Hydraulic fluid leak at Lower Burrell steel plant sends slick down Allegheny River Hydraulic fluid was released into the Allegheny River from Braeburn Alloy Steel in Lower Burrell on Monday ...

A gorge is a narrow valley with rocky walls. Over thousands of years, erosion causes waterfalls to move upstream, leaving a steep-sided gorge behind. The water in river rapids is very fast moving.

Of 226 countries or territories with foreign travel advice pages, 73 are currently flagged as having no-go zones due to ...