Niger’s defense minister says the junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force ...

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

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

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

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

A combination of population explosion, failure of governance and endemic poverty creates a perfect breeding ground for a ...

Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama has appointed a former national security chief as envoy to the alliance formed by Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, signalling his administration's intention to mend ...

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

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 .

Conflict, displacement, and limited resources have made education a daunting challenge for countless children throughout West and Central Africa, where entire communities are uprooted by crisis. UNHCR ...

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 ...

Four Moroccan truck drivers were kidnapped over the weekend in West Africa and released in Niger. They were transporting electrical equipment on a dangerous route affected by militant activity in the ...