Earlier this month, soldiers swooped by helicopter into a vast mining complex in western Mali and made away with three tonnes of gold -- all done on the orders of the military government.

While you were sleeping, global agencies reported the following events overnight from Wednesday to Thursday. Nineteen ...

It happened while you were sleeping. Here is what global agencies reported overnight from Wednesday to Thursday. 19,000 ...

The late Russian warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin's Wagner mercenary force has been accused of plotting attacks against Western ...

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

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 ...

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

Ghana President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday appointed a former national security chief as envoy to a new alliance formed ...

Togo, West Africa’s third smallest country by landmass, might join the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), which includes ...

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

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

Military Offensive Claims Bello Turji's Son…86 Dead, 55 Injured in Fuel Tanker Explosion…Gunmen Kill Prophet During Sunday Service…and moreBello Turji’s Son Killed, Hideouts Destroyed in ...