The coup in Niger of 26 July, 2023 destabilised the Sahel region, and West Africa as a whole. Two years on, human rights ...

While speaking at the University of Ibadan on “global fragility and security management in Nigeria”, the Chief of Defence ...

As Niger marks two years since the July 26, 2023 coup, the military junta faces a critical test. Has life improved under their rule — or has the promise of change fallen flat?

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, General Christopher Musa, on Thursday, said Nigeria is collaborating with the military of Niger Republic, Burkina Faso and Mali to ...

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More than 200 gunmen on motorbikes have attacked a Niger army base near the border with Mali, leaving at least 34 soldiers dead, the country's defence ministry said. The attackers - described by the ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — West African nations Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have withdrawn from the regional economic bloc known as ECOWAS, their respective juntas announced Sunday. They accused the ...

India has condemned an armed attack in Niger as violence in the region continues to rise. An Indian national was killed and ...

Authorities in Niger have arrested the leader of a self-defense militia from neighboring Mali in a campaign to crush the illegal armed group, a Malian ministry official said Saturday.

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso withdraw from West Africa regional bloc ECOWAS as tensions deepen. The three countries allege that the bloc has “moved away from the ideals of its founding fathers ...