The 66th summit of ECOWAS, or the Economic Community of West African states, is getting underway with Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger notably absent. These three coup-hit nations have severed ties ...

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger reaffirmed that their decision to leave is “irreversible”. The three countries, located in the insurgency-torn central Sahel region, have formed their own group ...

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger plan to withdraw from Ecowas in January after refusing the bloc's demand to restore democratic rule. The three departing countries were founding members when Ecowas ...

Niger on Thursday announced it was suspending BBC radio for three months, with the British broadcaster joining the growing list of Western media sanctioned by military juntas in the Sahel. The ban ...

Niger's authorities suspended the BBC for three months over the broadcaster's coverage of an extremist attack that allegedly killed dozens of Nigerien soldiers and civilians, authorities said ...

(AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Niger’s ruling junta suspended the BBC for three months over the broadcaster’s ...

Armed Attackers Kill 21 Civilians in Western Niger, Army Says NIAMEY (Reuters) - Armed attackers on motorcycles killed at least 21 civilians in the West African nation of Niger, the army said.

NIAMEY, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Armed attackers on motorcycles killed at least 21 civilians in the West African nation of Niger, the army said. The attack last Thursday near the town of Tera ...

In the latest sign of a dramatic deterioration in relations, Niger's military rulers appear increasingly determined to drive France out of any significant sector in their economy - and ...

At least 100 people, mostly women, are missing after a boat transporting passengers to a food market capsized on the river Niger in northern Nigeria early on Friday. According to Ibrahim Audu ...

Niger's security forces have been battling to curb the seven-year Islamist insurgency At least 29 soldiers have been killed in Niger in the deadliest attack since the army staged a coup in July ...