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 ...

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 ...

The main Al-Qaeda-affiliated jihadist group in Mali struck a forceful blow to the ruling junta when it hit highly sensitive ...

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

Instead, the day became marked by the biggest jihadist attack on the Malian capital since the military ... just as the first ...

West African bloc ECOWAS on Wednesday expressed "strong condemnation" of jihadist attacks which a day earlier hit the Malian ...

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

An Al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group on Tuesday claimed responsibility for an attack on a military airport and training centre ...

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 ...