Benin deployed nearly 3,000 soldiers in January 2022 for the Mirador operation, before then recruiting another 5,000 soldiers ...

Solar panels like the ones on the roof of Elhadj Abdou's house are an increasingly common sight in Niger's capital, which is ...

No fewer than thirty-nine people, including children, have been killed in two separate attacks in western Niger near the border with Burkina Faso, the Nigerien defense ministry confirmed on Saturday.

A new militant group known as the *Mahmuda Group*, also referred to as the *Mallam Group*, has reportedly taken control of ...

Islamist militants killed at least 44 civilians and severely injured 13 others during an attack on a mosque in southwest Niger on Friday, the country's defence ministry said.

Mali has accused Algeria of downing a surveillance drone near their border. As a result, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger are ...

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At least 44 people were killed and 13 injured in a “deliberate strike against civilians” on Friday in southwestern Niger, Interior Minister Mohamed Toumba said on state television. The assault ...

According to a joint communique by both ministers, the visit was marked by a warm reception that underscored the longstanding friendly relations between Nigeria and Niger. Discussions between the ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — An attack by a jihadi group on a village in western Niger has killed 44 civilians, the country's Interior Ministry said. The attack took place on Friday afternoon in the village ...