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Mali defence minister Sadio Camara killed, fresh fighting between army and rebelsMali's defence minister died after an attack on his house, his family said Sunday, as the army fought a second day of battles with jihadist...
Gunfire, blasts rock Mali as attackers hit capital and other cities, residents sayGunmen launched coordinated attacks across Mali early Saturday, targeting locations in the capital, Bamako, and other cities. Residents rep...
Terrorists kill two Indians, abduct one in south-west NigerIn a tragic incident, two Indian nationals have died in a terrorist attack in Niger's Dosso region. One Indian citizen has been abducted. T...
Gabon army officers announce coup, put president under house arrestMilitary officers in Gabon have seized power and placed President Ali Bongo under house arrest after the announcement that he had won a thi...
Niger Coup: Niamey court overturns jail sentence for head of group supporting junta amid military rule; Know what happenedOnly last month, the landscape of Niger underwent a dramatic shift when members of the presidential guard staged a coup, taking control fro...
Niger coup can blight Chinese investments in Africa’s Sahel regionChina is the second largest investor in Niger after France and in the last two decades, it has pumped in huge amount in the landlocked West...
MEA asks Indian nationals in Niger to leave country after coup in African nationThe Ministry of External Affairs has advised Indian nationals to leave Niger as soon as possible due to the ongoing political unrest follow...
Niger's ousted president Mohamed Bazoum living without electricity and is running out of food, only has rice and canned goods left to eatAs the political standoff in Niger continues, the plight of deposed President Mohamed Bazoum and his family highlights the dire consequence...
France to start evacuating French, EU citizens from NigerFrance has announced it will evacuate French and other European citizens from Niger following the military coup last week, making it the se...
Niger general who led coup asks for support from the people and international partnersVarious factions of Niger's military have reportedly wrangled for control since members of the presidential guard detained President Mohame...
Who is Mohamed Bazoumi, are Islamist jihadist forces behind his ouster?Niger President Mohamed Bazoumi has been deposed and kept at an unknown place by the army. What has happened in the country?
Coup in Niger, military officers oust Presiden Mohamed Bazoum; curfew imposed, land & air border closedMohamed Bazoum, Niger's pro-Western and democratically elected leader, rose to power in 2021, but now faces a coup attempt by the President...
US ties with Niger will depend on democratic governance, rule of law: US State Secy Antony BlinkenUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday spoke to Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum and stressed that Washington's further cooperat...
Mutinous Niger soldiers claim to have overthrown presidentIn a televised address late Wednesday, Colonel-Major Amadou Abdramane said: "We, the defence and security forces... have decided to put an ...
China's strategic inroads in African Sahel regionFor the past nine years, France has served as primary security provider in the conflict-ridden Sahel region but recentlyFrance has been fac...
Burkina Faso protesters demand end to attacks as army touts successThe protesters gathered in Kaya, the capital of Burkina Faso's Centre-North region, waving placards reading "No to growing insecurity" and ...
Nigeria militants will fix oil pricesNigeria was dethroned as Africa’s largest oil producer this month because the deteriorating political and security situations.
41 killed in Lake Chad blasts blamed on Boko Haram: governmentForty-one people were killed in triple explosions in a Chadian city on the shores of Lake Chad, blamed on the Nigerian jihadist group Boko ...
- Crisis meeting over Nigeria oil attacks
Nigeria's top military and security officials met on Monday with oil company executives and parliamentarians to try to thrash out a solutio...
- Cereal stocks likely to fall, says FAO
Owing to a slight decrease in global cereal output and significant growth in utilisation, world cereal stocks are expected to decline sharp...