Aboubakar Alassane of the West Africa Peoples Organization (WAPO) explains how Nigeriens are enduring the consequences of ...

Rebel Patriotic Liberation Front was set up in August 2023, a month after President Mohamed Bazoum, was overthrown in a coup ...

According to a 2021 study, the Lakurawa group was initially invited by local leaders in Gudu and Tangaza LGAs of Sokoto State ...

Niger's military rulers on Tuesday withdrew French humanitarian NGO Acted's licence to operate amid tensions with its former colonial ruler.

Niger wants Russian firms to invest in uranium and other natural resource production, its mining minister said on Wednesday, ...

The junta in Niger led by Abdourahamane Tiani has reiterated its accusations that France attempted to overthrow it. Paris ...

ABUJA - Nigeria's military has warned of a new insurgent group, Lakurawas, infiltrating the country's northwest region from ...

The ruling junta says it will revamp rules regulating the mining of raw materials by foreign companies in what is the world's ...

Since it took control over the country in a July 2023 coup, Niger’s military junta has been cutting ties with France and forging stronger ones with fellow juntas in Burkina Faso and Mali.

Following the unrest, the group retreated to Niger and Mali, sporadically crossing into Nigeria. After Niger's July 2023 coup halted border patrols, Lakurawa's presence in Nigeria has increased. The ...

but was released two months later for health reasons and flew to France. Amadou returned to Niger after the July 2023 coup ...

Niger's ruling military junta has struck a deal with US billionaire Elon Musk's satellite internet provider Starlink to expand coverage in the poorly connected country, state media said on Wednesday.