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 ...

Niger, Russia, and Sudan) and 73 abstaining. “President Trump is committed to ending the Russia-Ukraine war and to a resolution that leads to a lasting peace, not just a temporary pause ...

The military leaders of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, after expelling French forces, have increasingly aligned with Russia, which has deployed Wagner mercenaries across the region. Human rights ...

Mali has withdrawn from a global alliance of French-speaking countries, days after two of its neighbors took the same step.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

Since the coup Niger's junta has steered the country away from France, instead forging new partnerships with Russia and Iran. However, in 2024 Prime Minister Zeine insisted that "nothing" had been ...

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 ...