Russia is aiding military governments in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger to bolster a 5,000-strong force against jihadist ...

Russia has committed to helping military governments in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger acquire arms and training for a planned ...

The head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel says the coalition is the only security mechanism ...

“God was merciful to me. The bomb did not explode. I survived,” he said after he was united with his family by National ...

Naa Professor Edmund Nminyem Delle Chiir VIII, Chief of Nandom Traditional Area, has endorsed the swift passage of the ...

Niger's junta said Tuesday it had freed around 50 people, including ministers from the government it toppled in July 2023, in ...

Disputes surrounding the schedule of presidential and parliamentary elections are fueling the struggle for power and influence in Guinea-Bissau. Efforts by ...

Niger has quit an international force fighting armed Islamist groups in West Africa's Lake Chad region as it seeks to shore up security around oil assets at home, the government said in a bulletin on ...

Niger entrenched military rule for another five years this week when junta leader, Abdourahamane Tchiani, who seized power in a 2023 military coup, was named president for the next five years. During ...

NIAMEY, Niger — Niger’s junta leader, Abdourahamane Tchiani, was sworn in Wednesday as the country’s president for a ...

Abdourahamane Tchiani, Niger's junta leader, was sworn in as president for a five-year transition. This period challenges regional efforts to restore democracy following a coup in 2023. The charter ...