DAKAR, Senegal -- An attack by a jihadi group on a village in western Niger has killed 44 civilians, the country's Interior Ministry said.

An attack by a jihadi group on a village in western Niger has killed 44 civilians, the country's Interior Ministry said. The attack took place on Friday afternoon in the village of Fambita in the ...

As Earth continues to warm, more and more of the planet is becoming dry. A 2024 UN report found that in the last three ...

Critical funding gaps are severely hampering humanitarian efforts in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and beyond, leaving thousands without life-saving aid and pushing an already dire ...

Burkina Faso’s head of state, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has declined an offer from Saudi Arabia to build 200 mosques in the country.

As French-speaking countries celebrate International Francophone Day, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have this week announced their withdrawal from the International Organisation of Francophonie, which ...

Human Rights Watch says video footage circulating on social networks of a recent civilian massacre in Burkina Faso appears to ...

Human Rights Watch says video footage circulating on social networks of a recent civilian massacre in Burkina Faso appears to ...

France’s influence in the region has steadily declined, with its forces also exiting Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad ... personnel working on bases in Dakar. The French Embassy, however, did ...

Paris set up a joint commission with Dakar last month to organise the withdrawal ... particularly in the West. Chad, Niger and Burkina Faso are among the countries who’ve recently expelled French ...

France on Friday (7 March) initiated the handover of two military bases in Dakar, marking the first step in its planned ...

It has suffered setbacks in West Africa in recent years, including Chad, Niger and Burkina Faso, where French troops are no longer on the ground. France has said it is planning to sharply reduce ...