Niger’s defense minister says the junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force that will soon be deployed in the restive Sahel region to face rising extr ...

East African countries have plenty to offer Western miners in the coming years, notably the relative absence of strongarm ...

The exit of military-led Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) is seen to ...

Earlier this month, soldiers swooped by helicopter into a vast mining complex in western Mali and made away with three tonnes of gold -- all done on the orders of the military government.

West African leaders considered military intervention to stop Niger from falling under the sway of a junta following a coup.

While you were sleeping, global agencies reported the following events overnight from Wednesday to Thursday. Nineteen ...

The junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force that will soon be deployed in the restive Sahel region against rising extremist violence, Niger’s ...

An Austrian woman has been kidnapped by gunmen in Niger’s Agadez city, local residents and the Austrian Foreign Ministry said ...

Opinion - Security in the Sahel, one of the world's most dynamic regions, requires concerted effort by all concerned countries.

It happened while you were sleeping. Here is what global agencies reported overnight from Wednesday to Thursday. 19,000 ...

Last year saw more than 3 400 terror attacks in Africa with a fatality count in excess of 13 900, the United Nations Security ...

The Austrian foreign ministry says a female citizen has been taken by unknown assailants in the military-ran West African ...