An ambush by a “group of criminals” killed at least 10 Nigerien soldiers near the country’s border with Burkina Faso this ...

Niger’s ruling military junta says that an ambush by a “group of criminals” killed at least 10 Nigerien soldiers near the ...

Niger’s ruling military junta says that an ambush by a “group of criminals” killed at least 10 Nigerien soldiers near the country’s border with Burkina Faso ...

The withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from the bloc — now left with 12 member countries — was the culmination of a ...

The same month, militants of an Islamic State group affiliate — known as Islamic State Sahel Province — likely shot and killed 21 passengers on a bus in the Arboudji village, near the border with ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

After leaving ECOWAS, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso created their own alliance known as the Alliance of Sahel States, or AES, named after the vast southern fringe of the Sahara Desert region.

Niger, along with its neighbors Burkina Faso and Mali ... But the security situation in the Sahel, a vast region on the fringes of the Sahara Desert, has significantly worsened since the juntas took ...

Over 80% of its land area lies in the Sahara Desert. The capital Niamey is located in Niger's southwest corner along the namesake Niger River. As a whole, Niger’s infrastructure is challenged ...

The 171-mile road will link the city of N'guigmi with Koulele and Django, and is part of a strategy to improve the road ...

Islamic State in the Greater Sahara militants attacked a military base in Niger, killing at least 46 soldiers. A tragic ...