The U.S. military said on Monday it had completed its withdrawal from Niger. The West African nation's ruling junta in April ordered the U.S. to withdraw its nearly 1,000 ...

Nigerians are therefore outraged at the recklessness of their leaders. They argue that the nation is under civil rule but not practising democracy.

Extremist attacks in Sahel, an arid swath of land south of the Sahara in Africa, have proliferated in recent months: Last ...

Here's what we know about the security situation in Sahel: Over the last decade, the region has been shaken by extremist ...