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 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.

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