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 ...

Niger voted in long-delayed municipal and regional elections Sunday, the day after an attack by the Boko Haram jihadist group claimed at least 27 lives, according to local officials, and two weeks ...

Niger military regime get just hours to put President Mohamed Bazoum back for office or face military action from the regional bloc Ecowas. Last Sunday, West African leaders bin give di coup plotters ...

Geneva: A Swiss woman has been kidnapped in the same Niger city that saw the abduction of an Austrian three months ago, officials told AFP on Monday. The foreign ministry said it had been "informed of ...

The Foreign Ministry in Vienna has confirmed that a woman has been kidnapped in the northern Niger city of Agadez. It is the first abduction of a European citizen in the West African country since the ...

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Muammar Qaddafi's playboy son, known for his love of fast cars, soccer and excessive partying, slipped into Niger over the weekend and began making his way Monday to the capital, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nigerien voters have cast ballots in municipal and regional elections, the day after an attack by the Boko Haram armed group killed dozens of people, according to local officials. A senior local ...