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

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

Nigerian security analysts are voicing concerns after defense officials on Thursday warned of a new insurgent group known as ...

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 ...

The Defence Headquarters has said the new terrorist group, Lukarawa, has begun a recruitment process to bolster its fighting ...

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 ...

Ojo, minister of interior, says the federal government is intensifying efforts to address the country's pressing security ...

Nigeria's military has warned of a new insurgent group, Lakurawas, infiltrating the country's northwest region from neighbouring Niger and Mali, its spokesperson said on Thursday.

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

Nigerian Defence Headquarters has declared nine suspected Lakurawas terrorists wanted after cross-border infiltration from Niger and Mali.