Islamic State fighters attacked a military post in Eknewan, Niger, marking one of the bloodiest assaults on Nigerian forces ...

Since the return of military dictatorship in  Niger, Mali and Bourkina Faso, who were originally members of the Economic Community of West Africa, ECOWAS, their suspension by ECOWAS and the decision ...

DAKAR, Senegal — An attack by armed men in western Niger killed 12 soldiers ... the ruling juntas have expelled French forces and turned to Russia’s mercenary units for security assistance.

Niger Armed Forces members and U.S. troops conduct training in Niger, Africa, in 2018. U.S. troop withdrawals from Niger and Chad will be a key issue at a chiefs of defense conference in Africa.