Forty-four people have been killed in a terrorist attack by the "Islamic State" militant group on a mosque in Niger. The ...

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

Hundreds of petrol tankers have started to move from Nigeria to the Niger Republic, according to many residents of the border ...

Ghana has chalked an unenviable position in the 2025 World Happiness Report after it emerged that the West African country ...

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

Since then, it has spread into neighbouring Niger and Burkina Faso, and more recently into the north of coastal West African countries such as Togo and Ghana. Niger’s interior ministry said the ...

NIAMEY (Reuters) - 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 report, “Niger: Threatened and Brought to Heel: Human Rights and Civic Space under pressure since the 26 July Coup”, ...

As French-speaking countries celebrate International Francophone Day, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have this week announced ...

West Africa is undergoing its own version of Brexit. By July Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will have quit the 15-strong ...

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 ...

The insurgency in West Africa's Sahel region started when Islamist militants took over territory in north Mali after a 2012 Tuareg rebellion. It has since spread into neighbouring Niger and ...