Niger's defense minister says 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 to face rising extremist violence.

Libya deported more than 600 men from Niger last month as North African countries — financed by the European Union to tackle migration — have ramped up expulsions of sub-Saharan Africans.

France’s enduring strategy to destabilise the Sahel is manifesting through new and suspicious demonstrations allegedly organised by members of the Malian

Kumar Tsukwam, the Niger State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), gave the update on the accident.

Just two days after over 90 people were burnt to death in a tanker explosion that also left scores injured in Niger State, residents massed around another fallen truck in another community.

The withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso – who have formed their own Alliance of Sahel States – from West African bloc Ecowas is set to take effect on 29 January, with security experts and

Barrick Gold has been in dispute with Mali since 2023 Mine site has around 4 tons of gold stocked, says employee Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger seek bigger revenues BAMAKO/DAKAR Jan 13 (Reuters) - Mali's government has begun enforcing a provisional order to ...

Global Terrorism Index shows that Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger record the highest number of terrorism-related deaths in the region. Over the past 15 years, the Sahel has experienced a 1,266% surge in reported terrorist incidents.

President John Dramani Mahama has underscored the need for closer collaboration between West African countries to fight the canker of insurgency and extremism.According to President Mahama, though not a new phenomenon,

Development experts could be pulled out of some countries entirely in the search for budget efficiencies and strategic focus.

Mali's military government is holding gold seized from Barrick Gold's Loulo-Gounkoto mine site at state-owned Banque Malienne de Solidarite (BMS), two sources said, as the miner pursues plans to suspend its operations in the country.

Canadian miner Barrick Gold said it will have to suspend mining operations in Mali after the government seized gold stocks from the company's Loulo-Gounkoto complex and flew them out by helicopter over the weekend.