The appointment of China’s new defence attaché to Niger signals a larger move by Beijing to fortify security in Africa, experts say.

Burkina Faso and Mali An extraordinary statement was issued in Niamey by the military spokesman for the so-called Sahelian Alliance countries of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. The statement claimed ...

NIAMEY - A commission in military junta-led Niger has recommended a minimum five-year transition to democratic rule following ...

A new flour mill with a daily capacity of 220 tonnes of flour and 80 tonnes of bran was inaugurated in Gampéla, Burkina Faso, ...

NIAMEY, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- Niger's Defense and Security Forces (FDS) has said it lost five soldiers on Feb. 19 in a terrorist ambush in Sakoira in the country's western region of Tillabery.

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso were to officially quit the West African bloc Ecowas Wednesday, severing ties after years of strained relations that have reshaped trade routes in the Sahel.

ECOWAS has become a target for military governments that have taken over Burkina, Mali and Niger. The military governments of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have withdrawn from the Economic Community of ...

Thousands of people rallied in junta-led Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali on Tuesday to back their withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States regional bloc, due to take effect Wednesday ...

As The Washington Post’s West Africa bureau chief based in Senegal, I’ve reported from nine countries across the Sahel over ...

Russia is expanding its influence in Africa as democracy wanes, with military strongmen carrying out coups and the United ...

Niger’s National Conference has submitted a proposal to return the country to non-military rule after a five-year transition period during which the current military government will stay in power ...