Nine members of an armed rebel movement seeking the release of Niger's ousted president surrendered Monday, officials in the north of the military-ruled country said. The rebel Patriotic ...

Less than five months after Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum was deposed ... troops it had deployed to the West African state to fight militant Islamists threatening stability across the region.

Three West African countries run by military juntas say they will form a joint force to fight jihadist threats. Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso announced the formation of the force following talks in ...

He witnessed first-hand the devastation caused by the activities of oil companies operating in the Niger Delta and worked tirelessly in campaigning for human and environmental rights. Douglas was part ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — France on Friday completed the withdrawal of its troops after they were asked to leave Niger by the country's new junta, ending years of on-the-ground military support and ...

Referring to relations with Russia, military spokesperson Col Abdramane said Niger is dealing with the country to "acquire military equipment necessary to its fight against the terrorists who have ...

Withdrawal of French troops from Niger is historic event — expert France ... the situation in his country would help in the fight against terrorism and regarding the recovery of the national ...

Since the coup, Niger's authorities have expelled both the French soldiers fighting against the region's persistent jihadist threat and the French ambassador, while the Franco-Nigerien cultural ...