China stands a good chance of taking advantage of the dwindling western presence in the Sahel region of west Africa.

An ambush by a “group of criminals” killed at least 10 Nigerien soldiers near the country’s border with Burkina Faso this ...

Niger's ruling military has ordered the International Committee of the Red Cross to leave the country immediately. The junta ...

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Analysis - With France fast losing its influence in west Africa's Sahel region and an unpredictable US president in power, will China fill the vacuum?

Niger's junta has detained former Nigerien president Mohamed Bazoum and his wife at the presidential palace in the capital, Niamey, since the military coup in July 2023.

Niger has ordered the International Committee of the Red Cross to cease operations and for its foreign staff to leave the ...

nited States security engagements in West Africa cannot be understood without consideration of regional geopolitical challenges spanning political instability, climate change, humanitarian and food ...

The Nigerien military junta recently accused Nigeria of collaborating with France to destabilise his rule by supporting the ...

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The UN said the military government had "not furnished any explanation for Bazoum's lengthy detention or for the absence of trials".