Niger has quit an international force fighting armed Islamist groups in West Africa's Lake Chad region as it seeks to shore up security around oil assets at home, the government said in a bulletin on ...

NIAMEY - Niger has quit an international force fighting armed Islamist groups in West Africa's Lake Chad region as it seeks ... Along with Burkina Faso and Mali - neighbouring states where juntas ...

A South West-based sociocultural group, Majeobaje Community Development Initiative, has raised an alarm over alleged ...

A Newsweek-created graphic shows the various travel advisories currently in place across Africa, including the no-go zones.

A gold rush has broken out in the Sahara in recent years. Thousands of young Africans are digging in the sea of sand with pickaxes - and risking their lives in search of precious treasure.

Algeria is rounding up migrants and dumping them across the border with Niger, according to a regional migrant rights group.

WASHINGTON, April 1, 2025 - The World Bank has approved additional financing from the International Development Association (IDA) in the amount of $100 million to support Mali and Chad. Each country ...