The list of African countries under military rule may have risen to seven as the Army in Gabon said they had taken over power ...

Niger’s interim president, Abdourahamane Tchiani, has accused Western nations, with a focus on France, of fueling terrorist ...

Johannesburg — A regional bloc of 15 nations in West Africa that had given the military coup leaders Niger —one of its own member states — until Sunday to reinstate the country's ...

including what are now the countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, with its capital at Niamey. 1922 - Niger becomes a colony within French West Africa. 1958 - Niger became an autonomous state ...

Niger coup is seventh in West and Central Africa since 2020 New leader not yet publicly announced Coup colonel says all political activities suspended Countries and world leaders urge return to ...

Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley described the Sahel region, which includes Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, as “the epicenter ...

Africa’s sixth-biggest country, Niger, has taken a bold step to distance itself from its troubled past by adopting a new official language. For over 60 years, France controlled the country as ...

The U.S. has initiated talks with countries like Benin ... discuss ways to preserve some of the U.S. presence in West Africa after Niger decided to kick out the U.S. military in favor of ...