Niger has become the first African country to eliminate river blindness, a parasitic disease that is the second-leading cause of blindness in the world, the WHO said Thursday.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has congratulated Niger for having met the criteria for onchocerciasis elimination, making it the fifth country globally and the first country in Africa to be ...

An agreement between four Native American Tribes, two states, and the U.S. government unlocks investments that can restore ...

The Niger State Government has committed to supporting the Upper Niger River Basin Development Authority in achieving its goals. Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago made this pledge during a meeting on ...

Daesh seemed invincible. Suddenly, from May to October, it lost most of its territory in Iraq and Syria. Even though its <a t ...

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Officials are still not close to reaching their goal of returning at least 5 million salmon and steelhead to the Columbia River Basin. However, new data shows a positive trend in total abundance ...

Apparently the taxpayers do not count. This is another prime example of one industry dictating policy. The Apalachicola River basin and the rest of the state aquifers need protection and it's ...

Edmonton Police have laid charges after a woman was found dead on a bank of the North Saskatchewan River last week. In a news release, police say a 31-year-old man has been arrested and charged ...

As skiers and snowboarders pile into their cars to take advantage of massive snow levels at Central Oregon ski resorts, another group of weather watchers — farmers and ranchers — are ...

The Congo Basin, the world’s second-largest ... contribute to its ecological and economic significance. The Niger River, which spans 2,600 miles (4,180 kilometres), starts near the Atlantic ...

The Managing Director of Benin Owena River Basin Authority, Mr. Femi Adekanmbi, has congratulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his well-deserved conferment as THISDAY Man of the Year.