Niger News » Maradi Region News Niger » Maradi Region » History: Niger: Organized Banditry Destroying Livelihoods In Borderlands – Analysis
Most international attention on Niger focuses on the Boko Haram conflict in the country’s east (Diffa region) and the Liptako-Gourma crisis in its west (Tillabéri and Tahoua regions). But the Maradi ...
News Niger » Maradi Region » History: Nigerian Refugees in Niger Thrive in ‘Opportunity Villages’
The west African country of Niger hosts more than 303,000 refugees and asylum-seekers, most fleeing violence from neighboring Nigeria. In the southern Maradi region, the U.N.’s refugee agency (UNHCR) ...
News Niger » Maradi Region » History: More than 30,000 refugees flee violence in northwestern Nigeria in last two months alone
More than 30,000 Nigerian refugees have arrived in Niger's Maradi region during the past two months alone, tripling the number who have fled there since last year. They are fleeing growing insecurity ...
News Niger » Maradi Region » History: How farmers in Earth’s least developed country grew 200 million trees
In arid Niger, south of the Sahara, farmers who allowed cut trees to regrow in their fields have seen crop yields soar. Farmers sow millet seed in a field outside Aguié, in the Maradi region of Niger.
News Niger » Maradi Region » History: Niger’s service delivery shift: reduced stockouts, faster financing, and improved staffing
Essential medicine shortages in Niger's Maradi region have dropped significantly, with stockout days declining from 16 in 2022 to 5 in 2025, improving children's health outcomes. The Public Sector ...
News Niger » Maradi Region » History: Urban forests in Niger’s schoolyards serve climate resilience and education
If you liked this story, share it with other people. Trees growing school yards in Niger’s two largest cities are helping to cool classrooms and illustrate the value of urban forests. A study of green ...