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

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 extr ...

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

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

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

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

The nations foreign minister says entry into the Alliance of Sahel States is not impossible Togos foreign minister has hinted ...

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

A combined force of 5,000 troops from Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali will soon be deployed to address security challenges in ...

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

Reliance on Russia’s military offerings has become increasingly prevalent in parts of Africa, amid an aggressive push by ...

Four Moroccan truck drivers went missing on Saturday as they crossed the restive border area between Burkina Faso and Niger, according to a source from the Moroccan embassy in Burkina Faso and a ...