The junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force that will soon be deployed in the restive Sahel region, Niger's defense minister said Wednesday, to face ...

Four Moroccan truck drivers were kidnapped while transporting goods from Morocco to Niger and were later released in Niger.

The Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) has executed the village head of Malam Boulamari, a locality in Niger's Diffa region.

East African countries have plenty to offer Western miners in the coming years, notably the relative absence of strongarm ...

An Austrian woman has been kidnapped by gunmen in Niger’s Agadez city, local residents and the Austrian Foreign Ministry said ...

West African leaders considered military intervention to stop Niger from falling under the sway of a junta following a coup.

Four Moroccan truck drivers were kidnapped over the weekend in West Africa and released in Niger. They were transporting electrical equipment on a dangerous route affected by militant activity in the ...

A combination of population explosion, failure of governance and endemic poverty creates a perfect breeding ground for a ...

Four Moroccan truck drivers went missing on Saturday as they crossed the restive border area between Burkina Faso and Niger, according to a source from the Moroccan embassy in Burkina Faso and a ...

China could be driven to bolster its support for stability in West Africa and the Sahel after the deadly attack in Chad, ...

University of Waikato provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. Leaders of the west African regional grouping ...

Gunmen have kidnapped an Austrian woman in Niger's Agadez city NIAMEY ... is known to have been kidnapped in the conflict-hit West African nation since a military junta took power in 2023.