Islamist militants killed at least 44 civilians and severely injured 13 others during an attack on a mosque in southwest Niger on Friday, the country's defence ministry said.

Four political activists in Burkina Faso, belonging to a political movement denouncing civilian massacres blamed on the army ...

As French-speaking countries celebrate International Francophone Day, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have this week announced ...

Niger expelled three Chinese oil executives in a dispute over disparities between the salaries of expatriate staff and ...

In separate communications, the military governments in Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso announced their withdrawals from the ...

Since President Bola Tinubu clamped the state of emergency on Rivers State, suspending for six months Governor Sim Fubara, his ...

The junta-run country quit the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie, an international group of French-speaking ...

Again, Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso have boycotted the ECOWAS Defence Chiefs meeting, continuing their disengagement from ...

Mali announced its withdrawal from the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF) on Tuesday, following similar ...

President John Dramani Mahama on Monday held a bilateral meeting with Captain Ibrahim Traoré, Interim Leader of Burkina Faso ...

Burkina Faso has inaugurated a new cement plant, Société Industrielle Sino Burkina de Ciments SA (CISINOB SA), in Laongo, ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — An attack by a jihadi group on a village in western Niger has killed 44 civilians, the country’s Interior Ministry said.