U.S. Africa Command stations a special forces team in Benin to train and advise local commandos to fight al Qaeda militants infiltrating from Burkina Faso, Niger and Nigeria. Benin has seen nearly ...

PRETORIA, July 26. /TASS/. Niger special operations forces that remain loyal to President Mohamed Bazoum have taken positions around national TV and radio buildings in the capital city of Niamey ...

DAKAR, Senegal -- An attack by a jihadi group on a village in western Niger has killed 44 civilians, the country's Interior Ministry said.

was one of four U.S. special operations soldiers killed in Niger on October 4, 2017, when Islamist fighters ambushed their team. The clash near Tongo Tongo was the deadliest for U.S. forces in ...

The Coordination of Free Forces in Niger, a rebel group, denied reports regarding the release of the leader of the National ...

The IAEA and Niger have signed an agreement, backed by World Bank funding, to improve water security in the country. This landmark collaboration will strengthen water resource management by building a ...

TASS/. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has commenced the activation of its rapid response forces for restoration of the constitutional order in Niger, Al Hadath reported ...