The National Assembly Joint Committee on Industry, Trade and Investment has decried the ineffectiveness of the land borders ...

Militants inflicted heavy losses on Benin's armed forces in a recent attack, highlighting the growing threat of jihadi ...

Strained relations between Abuja and Niamey have disrupted joint military patrols and allowed the armed group to expand.

The Niger State Government has excluded places of worship, old people’s homes, correctional facilities, Emir’s palaces and ...

Security experts say the Islamic State (IS) jihadist militant group is capitalising on issues such as severe governance ...

Twenty-eight soldiers died in an attack in northern Benin, a small West African nation increasingly witnessing violence attributed to jihadists based in neighbouring countries, a security source told ...

Nigeria is ramping up its battle against oil theft in the Niger Delta, aiming to boost national production to 3 million ...

Political Counsellor to the Embassy of France in Nigeria, Mr Bertrand de Seissan, dismissed Niger’s claim in an interview ...

France has rejected accusations from Niger's military leader, Abdourahamane Tchiani, claiming that France and Nigeria plotted ...

In response, Chad's Foreign Minister Abderaman Koulamallah said Macron comments had revealed his contempt for Africa. "Chad ...

Canada's Barrick Gold said on Monday it would suspend operations in Mali if the country does not lift restrictions on gold ...

A Niger court on Friday jailed a leading civil society figure and critic of the military-led authorities, one month after he was detained following a trip abroad, his NGO said.