Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday officially welcomed Niger military ruler Gen. Abdourahamane Tchiani to the ...

The United States is making a surprise return to Niger, signalling a major geopolitical shift in the Sahel. Washington has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Nigerien official explains to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken the jihadist crisis facing Niger and the surrounding region ...

Benin’s new president, Romuald Wadagni, has launched an ambitious diplomatic push to repair relations with Niger and Burkina ...

Security cooperation that overlooks human rights risks undermining its own objectives. In Niger and across the Sahel, ...

Heads of state in West Africa are set to hold what could be the last meeting of the year in the coming days to look at critical issues, particularly the spate of putsches and whether to invade ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is working with Niger officials, seeking a way for U.S. troops to stay in the country — a key base for counterterrorism operations in sub-Saharan Africa — following a ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Niger fashion designer Alia Bare took center stage at the Joburg Fashion Week with a collection that she hopes will spread a positive image of her troubled country, suffering from ...

Niger's military junta on Tuesday requested that West Africa's regional court order the lifting of sanctions imposed on the country over the summer. ECOWAS, West Africa's regional bloc, joined ...

West African leaders on Sunday kept sanctions imposed on Niger after a July military coup and said they would need to see progress towards a transition to civilian rule before easing the measures. The ...

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