NIAMEY, Niger, Feb 6, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Niger's army said Wednesday that 10 soldiers died in an "ambush" in the western Tillaberi region near Burkina Faso, where authorities have been battling a ...

Following the ignominious end in 2022 of Barkhane, the multi-country anti-terrorism operation it launched at Mali’s request in 2013, France has given up most of its military footprint across west ...

The ruling military junta of Niger Republic has ordered the International Committee of the Red Cross, ICRC, to immediately ...

Supporters of the military junta take part in a march to celebrate Niger's withdrawal from the Economic Community of West ...

STORY: French troops lowered their flag from a base in Chad on Friday, marking the end of France's military presence in the ...

The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) withdraws from ECOWAS and continues initiatives for independence, regional integration, and defensive cooperation.

Vast quantities of uranium, stealing squillions of dollars, how to screw desperately poor people and mainstream media keeps ...

As countries continue to pivot from France, Paris too has begun implementing a new Africa strategy launched in late 2024: ...

Niger has "terminated its agreements" with the ICRC and some foreign staff have started to leave the West African country.

The exit of the three Sahelian states thus provides a unique and rare opportunity for ECOWAS to develop without their baggage ...

AT a Niamey market, mother of five Rakia Abdou haggles hard for a sack of rice, a staple out of reach for many in Niger due ...

Olivier Dubois, a French journalist, was kidnapped by JNIM, a branch of al-Qaida in Africa's Sahel region, while on his way ...