Abdourahamane Tchiani, an army veteran, was also elevated to the country's highest military rank and signed a decree ...

New Refoundation Charter establishes adjustable 60-month transition 'depending on security situation, refoundation roadmap, ...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Tuesday condemned the recent attack on a mosque in Kokorou village, in ...

Niger's military junta leader Abdourahamane Tiani was sworn in as the country's transitional president on Wednesday. A senior ...

The junta-run country quit the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie, an international group of French-speaking ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — An attack by a jihadi group on a village in western Niger has killed 44 civilians, the country’s Interior Ministry said.

As French-speaking countries celebrate International Francophone Day, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have this week announced ...

Mali has withdrawn from a global alliance of French-speaking countries, days after two of its neighbors took the same step.

In separate communications, the military governments in Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso announced their withdrawals from the ...

Mali announced its withdrawal from the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF) on Tuesday, following similar ...

Islamist militants killed at least 44 civilians and severely injured 13 others during an attack on a mosque in southwest Niger on Friday, the country's defence ministry said.

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso are now all ruled by military juntas that have severed diplomatic ties with France and expelled French troops while building security partnerships with Russia instead.