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 ...

NIGER, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force that will soon be deployed in the restive Sahel region to face rising ...

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

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

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

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

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 ...

Three trucks, one carrying a spare driver, disappeared as they drove without an escort from Dori in Burkina Faso to Tera in ...

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

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

The Austrian foreign ministry says a female citizen has been taken by unknown assailants in the military-ran West African ...

Opinion - Security in the Sahel, one of the world's most dynamic regions, requires concerted effort by all concerned countries.