Niger's military leaders have released more than 50 detainees, including former ministers in the government they toppled in ...

Breakaway Alliance of Sahel States (AES) – Mali, Niger Republic and Burkina Faso – widened the gulf between them and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) member nations yesterday.

Niger remains a key player in the joint military efforts to combat terrorism in the region. The public is advised to rely on ...

The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), which also includes soldiers from Nigeria, Chad and Cameroon, has been working to stem the insurgency since 2015, but progress has been hobbled by division ...

Analysis - France has handed over control to the Senegalese government of two military bases in Senegal's capital, Dakar that it has used for decades. The move follows an announcement in late 2024 by ...

The levy, which took effect last Friday, applies to all goods from ECOWAS member states entering any of the three nations, except for humanitarian aid.

The Niger Republic has withdrawn an international force fighting armed Islamist groups in West Africa's Lake Chad region as ...

Last year, Chad threatened to pull out of the MNJTF after about 40 soldiers were killed in an attack on a military base. Niger has ... Along with Burkina Faso and Mali – neighbouring states ...

The Alliance of Sahel States (AES), a recently established pact comprising three junta-led states – Mali, Niger Republic, and Burkina Faso ... an attack on a military base.