While Hausa is the predominant language spoken in Niger, French has held official status since the nation gained independence ...

F our decades ago a 34-year-old army captain from Burkina Faso stood before the UN General Assembly and demanded a new world order. The speech, which was watched eagerly by young ...

A leading Nigerian priest has praised President Ibrahim Traore of Burkina Faso for making a strong statement in favor of ...

Guezouma Sanogo, president of the Association of Burkinabe Journalists (AJB), his deputy Boukari Ouoba, and Luc Pagbelguem, a ...

The creation of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) by Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger to pursue economic and security ...

Diplomatic relations between Algeria and its southern neighbours have been severely strained following the downing of a ...

Algeria and Mali banned flights to and from each other's airspace, their governments said on Monday, amid an escalating ...

The Alliance of Sahel States (AES), comprising Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, has escalated diplomatic tensions with Algeria ...

In a new development that underscores Algeria’s ongoing struggles in managing its relations with neighboring countries, Mali, along with its allies Niger and Burkina Faso, announced on Sunday the ...

A commander of a separatist rebel coalition operating in Mali's volatile north was arrested in Niger last week, local ...

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Relations between Algeria and the military alliance of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger plunged to historic ...

The International Organization of La Francophonie was established on March 20, 1970, in Niamey, Niger, under the name "Agency for Cultural and Technical ...