Niger lies in a region of West Africa known as the Sahel. This area has been afflicted with numerous coups in recent years that have made it the "longest corridor of military rule on Earth," The ...

The West African regional bloc ECOWAS urged junta-led Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali to reconsider ... to curtail a retreat of democracy in West Africa that started with a military takeover in ...

LAGOS, Nigeria - Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso ... The withdrawal marks yet another chapter to the crises in West Africa, a region gripped by political instability and rising violence, since ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — West Africa’s top court on Thursday rejected a request by Niger’s junta for a lifting of coup-related sanctions imposed by its neighbors, ruling that the junta is ...

Sunday’s announcement is the latest twist in a series of events that have deepened political tension in West Africa since it experienced its latest of a string of coups — in Niger — last year.

The recent unrest in West Africa indicates that if America doesn’t change its approach, it could lose the continent to China and Russia. Niger’s coup is the ninth in West and Central Africa in ...

Learn more. ABUJA, Nigeria — West Africa’s regional bloc known as ECOWAS said Saturday that it is lifting travel and economic sanctions imposed on Niger that were aimed at reversing last year ...

The top U.S. general is visiting Africa to discuss preserving U.S. presence in West Africa after Niger's decision to expel U.S. military in favor of Russia. Air Force General C.Q. Brown discussed ...

US Military Looks for West Africa 'Plan B' After Niger Ousting By Phil Stewart GABORONE (Reuters) - The top U.S. general is making a rare trip to Africa to discuss ways to preserve some of the U.S ...