At least 58 people have died near Niger's capital Niamey after an overturned tanker truck exploded as crowds tried to collect spilled fuel. The blast on the main road near Niamey's ... Read more »

As Islamist and other armed groups push into once-peaceful Mopti, to loot and spread their influence, locals hope their young people will spurn the appeal of joining the militants ... Read more »

These attacks are in addition to the strikes expected to be launched by the U.S. military against Sahel militants from new facilities being built by the U.S. Air Force in Agadez in ... Read more »

The U.S. military has killed al Shabaab militants in drone strikes in Somalia for some time. But Foreign Policy reports that in the Sahel, the drones have until recently been used ... Read more »

The U.S.air base in Niger for armed drones. designed to target militant groups in the region, is months away from becoming operational, VOA reports. At a cost of nearly $100 ... Read more »

This is a peculiar custom in the tribe of Wodaabe in Niger, West Africa. The tribe holds an annual festival called the Gerewol during which men dress elaborately, wear make-up and ... Read more »

Amid destruction and failed politics, church leaders emerged as the only players left standing with any credibility and national recognition, enabling them to effectively lobby the ... Read more »

In order to generate African solutions to African challenges, researchers on the continent are being offered grants to come up with new drugs to fight malaria, tuberculosis and ... Read more »

UNHCR said those deported were part of a group of around 160 Sudanese refugees and asylum seekers arrested in Agadez on May 2. The majority fled to Niger to escape harsh conditions ... Read more »

The Islamic State in the Greater Sahara has claimed responsibility for an attack that killed four U.S. and four Nigerien soldiers in the western part of the country in October ... Read more »