Diplomatic tensions between Benin and its junta-led Sahel neighbours Niger and Burkina Faso have led to a security vacuum ...

Burkina Faso's military government has said it foiled a "major plot" to overthrow junta leader Capt Ibrahim Traoré, with the ...

At least 12 Nigerien soldiers were killed in an armed attack in Western Niger's Tillaberi region, the army said on Sunday.

President John Mahama says the withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger from the Economic Community of West Africa States ...

Twelve Nigerien soldiers have been killed in an attack in the west of the Sahel country and two suspects have been arrested, the army said in a statement seen by Reuters on Saturday. The attack took ...

The tri-border region has long been plagued by extremist violence. Just last month, a jihadi group attacked a village there, leaving 44 civilians dead, an attack the army attributed to the Islamic ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has advised Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger to reconsider their decision ...

The Economic Community of West African States member states will meet in Ghana on Tuesday to discuss the withdrawal of Niger, ...

Niger's army says an attack by armed men in western Niger has left 12 soldiers dead in a border area that has long been a hotbed of extremist violence ...

Analysis - The challenge will be translating the country's rich mineral resources and promising economy into stability and ...