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

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 ...

At least 25 soldiers have been killed in a suspected jihadist attack on a military camp along the western border with Mali, Niger's army says. More than 60 militants were also reportedly killed ...

this year has seen the jihadist groups step up their attacks in Mali and other countries in the region, including Niger. Last month, 13 French soldiers died in Mali when two helicopters collided ...

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 aftermath of an attack in Niger's Koure that killed six French ... French aid workers were among eight killed in a suspected jihadist raid on August 9. The attack at the Koure National ...

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.

Three West African countries run by military juntas will be launching a new biometric passports “in the coming days” as part ...

The Russian mercenaries were helping Burkina Faso fight Islamist insurgents, who recently staged a huge attack.

The European Union on Wednesday condemned an attack claimed by jihadist rebels that killed ... State has also rocked neighbouring Mali and Niger, killing thousands and displacing millions across ...