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 ...

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 Trump administration's decision to suspend American aid to foreign countries for 90 days has caught many African governments off guard. In the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), ...

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

An ambush by a “group of criminals” killed at least 10 Nigerien soldiers near the country’s border with Burkina Faso this week, Niger’s ruling military junta said. An intervention unit was sent to the ...

New project set to rename public spaces bearing names of colonial officers as Dakar distances itself from France.

A 50-year-old West Africa regional bloc is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso — formally left the group, known as ECOWAS.

Prayers and melodic chants reverberated across Dakar’s Yoff neighborhood as thousands of followers from the Layene ...

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused a regional bloc known as ECOWAS of having double standards in punishing their military ...

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

By Elian Peltier Reporting from Dakar, Senegal. The 613 men had traveled from their native Niger to neighboring Libya, where many of them planned to reach Europe over the Mediterranean Sea ...

Uganda’s Group C opponents include West African powerhouses Niger and Guinea, as well as two teams to be ... Group D includes defending champions Senegal, Congo, Sudan, and Nigeria. This will mark ...