France rsquo;s role in Niger and the wider Sahel region has undergone a major transformation in recent years, shifting from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. General Abdourahamane Tiani, head of Niger’s military regime, pictured attending a national conference in Niamey this month. He ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The French troops withdrawing from Niger were seen as a key line of defense for about a decade in Western efforts against jihadi violence in Africa’s Sahel region, the vast arid ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Niger’s military leader Abdourahamane Tiani (centre) accused France, Benin and Cote d’Ivoire of backing those responsible for an ...

A convoy of French troops prepares to leave Niger's capital Niamey on October 10, 2023 [Mahamadou Hamidou/Reuters] France on Friday completed the withdrawal of its troops after they were asked to ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Niger's military leader has accused the presidents of France, Benin and Ivory Coast of supporting armed groups that attacked an air force base in the capital, wounding four ...

Makama noted that Tiani's accusations reflect deteriorating relations between Niger and France since the July 2023 military coup that ousted Niger's civilian government. The claims, made during a ...

The head of Niger's military junta on Thursday accused France, Benin and Ivory Coast of being behind an assault on a military base at Niamey's international airport, and thanked soldiers and "Russian ...

Nigeria came hard on the Niger Republic yesterday, dismissing allegations of sinister collusion with France as baseless. The Federal Government also rejected Niger’s claim that Nigeria was harbouring ...

Niger's military leader has accused the presidents of France, Benin and Ivory Coast of supporting armed groups that attacked an Air Force base in the capital early Thursday, wounding four soldiers and ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Niger’s military leader has accused the presidents of France, Benin and Ivory Coast of supporting armed groups that attacked an air force base in the capital, wounding four ...