An Austrian woman has been kidnapped by gunmen in Niger's Agadez city, residents and the Austrian Foreign Ministry said Sunday. It is the first time a European citizen is known to have been kidnapped ...

After the generals took charge, the United States was forced to suspend operations at its most strategic military asset in sub-Saharan Africa. Restarting them won’t be easy. U.S. Air Base 201 in ...

A large military convoy from Libya arrived in the northern Niger city of Agadez late Monday, a military source told AFP, as Tripoli's new regime confirmed the report saying there were 200 cars.

Boko Haram fighters clashed with government forces on Sunday in Diffa, the largest city in southwestern Niger, in what the jihadists said was a successful attack on a military camp. Diffa is home to ...