Nigerian Police have foiled multiple attacks by the mysterious jihadist insurgency called “Ansaru” in Kogi and Katsina states of North-Central Nigeria, TruthNiger ...

Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama has appointed a former national security chief as envoy to the alliance formed by Niger ...

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 against rising ...

The $910 million appeal marks the most expensive humanitarian crisis in West and Central Africa, surpassing those in Chad, ...

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

The Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) has killed the village head of Malam Boulamari, a locality situated between Mainé Soroa ...

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

Four Moroccan truck drivers who were kidnapped in West Africa over the weekend were released in Niger, officials said, ...

A joint force of 5,000 troops from military-led neighbours Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali will soon deploy in their troubled ...

The African Union, established in 2002 to replace the OAU, was designed to address conflicts through “African solutions for ...

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed's remarks to the Security Council open debate on "Maintenance of ...

Juntas seized control in a series of coups in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger and severed military and diplomatic ties with ...