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 against rising ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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

In this edition of the Spotlight on Africa podcast, experts and analysts delve into Africa's evolving diplomacy as the ...

The Sahel region of Africa, between the Sahara and the tropical savannahs to the south, has emerged as a significant base of groups that want to establish jihadist states. A jihadist state is a ...

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

Opinion - Security in the Sahel, one of the world's most dynamic regions, requires concerted effort by all concerned countries.

An Austrian woman has been kidnapped by gunmen in Niger’s Agadez city ... is known to have been kidnapped in the conflict-hit West African nation since a military junta took power in 2023.

Gunmen have kidnapped an Austrian woman in Niger's Agadez city NIAMEY ... is known to have been kidnapped in the conflict-hit West African nation since a military junta took power in 2023.