Ostensibly meant to foster greater cooperation between Francophone countries, the three countries allege that the ...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Tuesday condemned the recent attack on a mosque in Kokorou village, in western Niger, in which at least 44 worshippers were killed and 20 injured.

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

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

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

The military-led West African nations of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have announced their withdrawal from the Organisation ...

Mali has withdrawn from a global alliance of French-speaking countries, days after two of its neighbors took the same step.

DAKAR, Senegal -- An attack by a jihadi group on a village in western Niger has killed 44 civilians, the country's Interior Ministry said.

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

Junta-run Mali, which has broken off ties with France, announced Tuesday it was quitting an international group of ...

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.