The Latest Breaking News from Niger

The Sahel region, south of the Sahara, is notorious for being the global epicentre of terrorism. With a combined population of 75 million people, the region has accounted for more fatalities than any other on the African continent since 2021.

Fighting between Boko Haram and rival militants from Islamic State West Africa Province broke out on shores of Lake Chad

President Donald Trump on Saturday warned of possible military intervention in Nigeria and called on the West African nation to take action against the killing of Christians. He has directed the Department of Defense to prepare for what he described as "fast" action and announced an immediate halt to all…

Islamist blockade triggers fuel shortages and school closures in Mali, raising fears of state collapse and militant control.

Nigeria's military has killed more than 50 Boko Haram militants in response to drone attacks on military bases in the northeast

French nuclear group Orano is to stand trial in Paris over claims it failed to protect staff from a 2010 Al-Qaeda kidnapping near its uranium mine in Niger.

The Super Eagles can still reach next summer’s finals despite being pipped by South Africa to top spot in Group C

Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia have also booked their place at next summer’s tournament

Abubakar Shekau, the erstwhile leader of the terrorist group Jama'at Ahl al-Sunna li al-Da'wa wa al-Jihad (JAS), died in 2021. The west African group, also known as Boko Haram, then fell into obscurity while its breakaway faction, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), steadily rose.

Most Nigerian leather, often semi-finished, is exported to Europe and Asia and turned into luxury items bearing international brand labels, with zero trace of its origins.

United Nations judges and lawyers have met to discuss the fate of a man accused of bankrolling genocide in Rwanda