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 ...

The West African country announced that it would leave the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie. It comes after the ...

The attack occurred early in the afternoon as people were attending a prayer service at the mosque, the ministry statement ...

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.

The Alliance of Sahel States has accused the International Organization of Francophone Nations of being a tool for political ...

Ostensibly meant to foster greater cooperation between Francophone countries, the three countries allege that the ...

A militant leader from Mali championed a rock band and helped write a hit song before leading an Islamist army that killed ...

Hamza Igamane has been praised for his "mindset" by the Morocco boss in defiance of an underwhelmed national media. Morocco ...

In recent months, the presence of Ukrainian operatives has been increasingly noted across several African ...

Super Eagles players returned to their clubs after the international break and had mixed fortunes and emotions, while some of ...

The countries of the Sahel Confederation AES, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, continue in their project of mutual integration ...