French troop withdrawal in West Africa signals the end of 'Françafrique' and shifts geopolitical dynamics with Russia and China.

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 ...

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

The exit of military-led Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) is seen to ...

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.

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

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

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 extremist violence, Niger’s ...

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

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

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

They said their departure was immediate, but under the bloc's rules, their withdrawal takes effect a year after the announcement.