A series of ambushes and explosions across military-run Niger killed at least 12 soldiers and wounded 30 others, the army announced on state-run television Wednesday.

A jihadist attack in the Malian capital targeting a military police training camp and a military airport left more than 70 ...

Niger has seen five coups along with a further two attempts since gaining independence from former colonial ruler France in ...

Authorities in Mali say the capital Bamako is "under control" following an early morning attack on Tuesday in which shots ...

Qaeda-linked jihadist group on Tuesday claimed responsibility for an attack in Mali's capital Bamako, the first such ...

The Jama'a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin claimed responsibility for attacks on a gendarmerie training center and parts of ...

West African bloc ECOWAS on Wednesday strongly condemned jihadist attacks which a day earlier hit the Malian capital where ...

BAMAKO, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Gunfire was heard early on Tuesday morning in Mali's capital Bamako. Reuters heard the gunfire in the neighbourhood of Banankabougou. People heading to the mosque for ...

Islamist insurgents in Burkina Faso have stepped up attacks on civilians, carrying out door-to-door killings, slitting ...

STORY: Mali said on Tuesday (September 17) that the capital Bamako was under control after an attack by insurgents on a ...

Armed jihadist groups in Burkina Faso have stepped up their attacks on civilians in recent months, "massacring villagers, ...

Mali's security situation remained unclear on Wednesday after insurgents attacked an elite police training academy and other ...