An attack by armed men in western Niger killed 12 soldiers, the army said Saturday, in a border area that has long been a hotbed of extremist violence. The “surprise offensive” was launched Friday ...

Twelve Nigerien soldiers were killed in a surprise attack in the Sahel region, near Niger's tri-border area with Mali and ...

Twelve Nigerien soldiers have been killed in an attack in the west of the Sahel country and two suspects have been arrested, ...

Burkina Faso’s military-led government has granted an industrial mining license to Russian company Nordgold for a new gold ...

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The following leaders from around the world are among the dignitaries who have announced they will attend Pope Francis’ ...

Burkina Faso has awarded an industrial mining licence to Russian company Nordgold for the Niou gold deposit, aiming to boost ...

Burkina Faso has granted an industrial mining licence to Russian miner Nordgold for a gold project, the military-led West African government said, aiming to capitalise on record-high gold prices to ...

Despite its ‘overarching’ achievements over the past 50 years (half a century) since its establishment, the Economic ...

More than 60% of humanitarian organizations reported "significant losses in operational capacity, severely restricting their ability to deliver, and forcing impossible choices about who receives aid a ...

Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) is an indigenous and staple crop in sub-Saharan Africa, but it has an enemy: an insect called the ...

An admission has been made on April 23 by the Government of Benin that 54 soldiers lost their lives in a recent assault by ...