Analysis - The two countries must cooperate to stop Boko Haram from taking advantage of open borders to revive their ...

The two countries must cooperate to stop Boko Haram from taking advantage of open borders to revive their operations. On 27 ...

A South West-based sociocultural group, Majeobaje Community Development Initiative, has raised an alarm over alleged infiltration of forests in the region ...

While Hausa is the predominant language spoken in Niger, French has held official status since the nation gained independence ...

Niger has quit an international force fighting armed Islamist groups in West Africa's Lake Chad region as it seeks to shore up security around oil assets at home, the government said in a bulletin on ...

The head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel says the coalition is the only security mechanism ...

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has dismissed reports of Niger Republic’s withdrawal from the Multinational Joint Task Force ...

Last year, Chad threatened to pull out of the MNJTF after about 40 soldiers were killed in an attack on a military base. And Niger has become increasingly withdrawn since a military junta ...

NIAMEY (Reuters) - Niger has quit an international force fighting armed Islamist groups in West Africa's Lake Chad region as it seeks to shore up security around oil assets at home, the government ...

Nigerian refugees in Niger increased from 239,117 to 247,339 within that period. Similarly, those in Cameroon rose marginally from 124,337 to 125,206, reflecting a 0.7 per cent increase.