Russia's goal, according to Constantin Gouvy of the Clingendael Institute, is to replace Western powers such as France as the ...
China's first ever defence attache to Niger, Colonel-Major Chen Xuming, was welcomed earlier this month at a reception held ...
Authorities in the north African nation said they had dismantled a 12-member cell that was planning attacks on behalf of the ...
Niger, along with its neighbors Burkina Faso ... cooperation by establishing a new security alliance, the Alliance of Sahel States. But the security situation in the Sahel, a vast region on ...
The Alliance of the Sahel states (AES), consisting of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have presented its new flag, weeks after ...
Democracy in Niger took a hit in 2023. With the commission's new recommendations, the future of the country's fragile democracy is looking even bleaker.
In military junta-led Niger, a commission recommended a five-year transition to democratic rule. The junta's initial ...
Niger’s National Conference has submitted a proposal to return the country to non-military rule after a five-year transition period during which the current military government will stay in power ...
A sign for the Alliance of Sahel States is seen in Niamey, Niger, in February 2024. And as the dictators, militants and Russians press forward, the United States has seen its influence in this ...
NIAMEY, Niger — As Islamist extremist groups have wrested large swaths of territory from government control in the Sahel, young men have streamed into their ranks, often compelled more by ...
In the Sahel, human rights defenders are being targeted more than ever by the various states, while civic space is ...
Power has its perks in Niger and the rules are being rewritten by those in charge. On Thursday, a national commission, representing participants to talks on the country’s transition to democratic rule ...