Earlier this month, soldiers swooped by helicopter into a vast mining complex in western Mali and made away with three tonnes ...

Niger’s defense minister says 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 to face rising extr ...

Russian mercenaries from the Wagner Group planned attacks on infrastructure in Africa, including pipelines belonging to the ...

Women in Niger have been the most impacted by terrorist attacks in the country and now they donate money and goods to strengthen the anti-colonial fight in the country ...

While you were sleeping, global agencies reported the following events overnight from Wednesday to Thursday. Nineteen ...

The exit of military-led Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) is seen to ...

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

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

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

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

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 ...

The Austrian foreign ministry says a female citizen has been taken by unknown assailants in the military-ran West African ...