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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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.

According to Edward Buba, Director of Defence Media Operations, the terrorist group emerged from Niger Republic following a ...

Nigeria's military has said a new Islamist insurgent group from Niger and Mali, known as Lakurawa, was operating in the northwest and officials and residents said it killed 15 people last Friday in ...