The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has thwarted an attack by terrorists on the Department of State Services (DSS) facilities in Niger State.

According to the NGO Acled, the number of deaths in jihadist attacks in Niger have risen since the coup. Niger's military regime has called for the departure of some 1,500 French soldiers present ...

Security has been stepped up in Niger's Tillabéri region, where the two villages are situated Niger's prime minister says 100 people are now known to have been killed in Saturday's attacks by ...

The attack in Niger state shows the growing reach of jihadists ... Boko Haram and other jihadist groups have waged a 15-year insurgency in northeast Nigeria that has killed more than 40,000 ...

The Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger — Insurgents killed 17 soldiers and wounded nearly 24 in the first major attack in half a year against the army in Niger, where Western powers fear a coup by ...

The ensuing carnage appears to be the deadliest single attack in the West African country since groups linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State first spread from neighbouring Mali around 2015.

An attack that killed hundreds of civilians in Burkina Faso last month highlights the ruling military junta's inability to contain escalating jihadist violence, experts say.

The European Union on Wednesday condemned an attack claimed by jihadist rebels that killed dozens in Burkina Faso last ...

The Global War on Terrorism lived up to its name. The United States paid a heavy toll to wage the GWOT. Terrorists killed ...