DAKAR — Islamic State militants set off explosions and roamed freely among passenger planes during an attack at Niger’s main international airport, according to footage distributed by SITE ...

Motorcycle-riding militants launch strikes using heavy weaponry and drones, damaging planes belonging to Ivorian carrier and Togolese airline Islamic State in the Sahel has claimed responsibility for ...

General Tchiani accuses France, Benin and the Ivory Coast of links to attack near Niamey’s airport and thanks Russian troops for defence efforts Heavy security has been deployed around the main ...

The ISIL (ISIS) armed group has claimed responsibility for an attack on an air force base at Niger’s main airport. The ISIL-affiliated Amaq News Agency reported on Friday that the group carried out a ...

Shooting started shortly after midnight, according to residents near the airport A burst of heavy gunfire and explosions erupted early Thursday near the international airport in Niger's capital Niamey ...

Niger’s military government has accused France, Benin and Ivory Coast of sponsoring an assault on a military base at Niamey’s international airport, while thanking “Russian partners” for repelling the ...

Truck drivers in Niger now face a stark choice: risk your life or lose your livelihood. Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso are members of the Alliance of Sahel States, a mutual defense pact formed by the ...

Niger’s military junta adopted a sweeping “general mobilization” decree on December 26. The new law grants authorities far-reaching powers to confront security threats, but at the expense of human ...

L'expulsion de diplomates est le dernier aspect de la crise diplomatique qui oppose depuis deux ans, le Niger et le Bénin. Jeudi dernier, le ministère des affaires étrangères, de la coopération du ...

According to Niger government officials, the country is "completely and permanently prohibiting the issuance of visas to all U.S. citizens." A growing diplomatic standoff is unfolding after one ...

Niger's military junta has declared a general mobilisation and requisition of people and resources to combat jihadist insurgents, a government statement said Saturday. The measure requires citizens to ...

Burkina Faso leader Capt. Ibrahim Traoré gave no details in his comments after being named the new head of the Alliance of Sahel States, whose three military-led members withdrew from West Africa's ...