DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — An attack by a jihadi group on a village in western Niger has killed 44 civilians, the country’s Interior Ministry said.

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

Islamist militants killed at least 44 civilians and severely injured 13 others during an attack on a mosque in southwest Niger on Friday, the country's defence ministry said.

Nigerian lawmakers approved on Thursday President Bola Tinubu's state of emergency measures and suspension of an opposition ...

Authorities blame the deadly attack in the town of Kokorou on the Islamic State in the Great Sahara, an ISIL affiliate.

Forty-four people have been killed in a terrorist attack by the "Islamic State" militant group on a mosque in Niger. The assault came midway through the holy fasting month of Ramadan.Suspected ...

Mali has withdrawn from a global alliance of French-speaking countries, days after two of its neighbors took the same step.

The West African nation, along with neighbors Burkina Faso and Niger, has for more than a decade battled an insurgency fought ...

Niger's military rulers have turned their backs on Paris, instead forging ties with fellow juntas in Burkina Faso and Mali, as well as Russia. Read more Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso formally leave ...

On Monday, fellow junta-led states Burkina Faso and Niger, which have also turned their backs on former colonial power France while forging ties with Russia, announced their withdrawal from the OIF.

On Monday, fellow junta-led states Burkina Faso and Niger, which have also turned their backs on former colonial power France while forging ties with Russia, announced their withdrawal from the OIF.

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday declared a State of ...