COTONOU - Al Qaeda affiliate JNIM said it killed 70 soldiers in raids on two military posts in north Benin, the biggest death count claimed by jihadists in the country in over a decade of activity in ...

The coup in Niger Republic was particularly perceived as an afront to Nigeria, because it took place after Nigeria had become ...

Armed terrorist groups have reportedly imposed a full blockade on Torodi, a town in southwestern Niger, raising alarm over ...

Militaries that have taken power in Africa’s Sahel region – notably Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger – have put pressure on ...

China is stepping into a weapons supply breach in parts of Africa’s Sahel as authorities in the region cut ties with former ...