By Zagazola MakamaViolent campaigns by jihadist groups linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State are reshaping security dynamics across the border areas of Niger, Nigeria, and Benin, according to a new ...

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 West ...

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has confirmed the repatriation of 62 nationals from the Republic of Mali through the ...

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

Mali is preparing to activate its long-dormant sovereign investment fund. The country is drawing on Burkina Faso’s experience to guide the process. A delegation from Burkina Faso will share its model ...

A Nigerian delegation led by Tuggar visited Niamey to initiate discussions with Niger on improving bilateral relations and ...

President John Dramani Mahama will give a detailed report on his recent diplomatic engagements with heads of state of ...

Ghana will host an Extraordinary Meeting of the Council of Ministers of ECOWAS next week, April 22-23, as part ...

A high-level diplomatic meeting has been held between Nigeria and Niger, with the Foreign ministers of both countries ...

The foreign ministers of Nigeria and Niger held talks Wednesday on cross-border security, terrorism and economic cooperation, ...

Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, is scheduled to lead a high-level diplomatic mission to the ...

BAMAKO, Mali — A Swiss citizen has been kidnapped by unidentified gunmen in Niger's city of Agadez, according to local authorities and the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. This is the ...