Ostensibly meant to foster greater cooperation between Francophone countries, the three countries allege that the OIF has become "a remote-controlled political instrument" operated from Paris to suit ...

Niger has quit an international force fighting armed Islamist groups in West Africa's Lake Chad region as it seeks to shore up security around oil assets at home, the government said in a bulletin on ...

Every year, from December to April, the Harmattan sweeps across Africa. This cool, dry and dust-laden wind gets its name from haramata, a word in the Ghanaian language Fanti. The wind originates from ...

French prosecutors have requested a seven-year prison sentence for former president Nicolas Sarkozy in his trial on charges ...

The Broome County Sheriff’s Office needs your help locating a man known to frequent the Chenango Forks area. Officers are looking for Tyrone Beansley ...

Niger’s military junta leader, Abdourahamane Tchiani, was sworn in as the country’s president for a transition period of five years under a new charter that replaces the West African nation’s ...

Niger Junta Expels Chinese Oil Executives Over Pay Disparities | Firstpost Africa | N18G Niger’s junta has expelled three top ...

The withdrawal of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is the latest sign of political turmoil in the region, but the direct impact on (re)insurance ...