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

The withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso – who have formed their own Alliance of Sahel States – from West African bloc ...

Analysis - The Sahel region of Africa, between the Sahara and the tropical savannahs to the south, has emerged as a ...

The capabilities of the Nigerian Air Force have geopolitical implications for combating terrorism and threats of coups in ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is grappling with a significant challenge after Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger announced their withdrawal from the regional bloc.

Leaders of the west African regional grouping Ecowas approved the long-awaited withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso ...

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

An Austrian woman was kidnapped in the desert town of Agadez in central Niger on Saturday, two Nigerien security sources said.

Niger said Friday that it had suspended broadcasting by a major private TV channel and one of its journalists a day after it aired a report on the "performance" of the country's military-led ...

France is in the process of withdrawing troops from Chad, Senegal and Ivory Coast and has recently left Mali, Niger and ...

Niger's struggling to reign in attacks from terror groups who have ramped up attacks in the wake of instability that followed the 2023 coup. Last week dozens of people were killed in a string of ...