Ministers of Health from Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria have launched a synchronised ...

One of Africa's biggest countries has demoted French as its official language in favour of a native West African language.

Nigeria has slashed electricity supply to Niger, capping it at 46mw from 80mw, representing 42% of total supply, leading to ...

Sudan on Tuesday marked two years of a war that has killed tens of thousands, displaced 13 million and triggered the world's ...

The foreign ministers of Nigeria and Niger held talks Wednesday on cross-border security, terrorism and economic cooperation, ...

Niger Drops French As Official Language After Mali, Burkina Faso | Firstpost Africa | N18G Niger has officially designated ...

Ousted President Mohamed Bazoum, who has been under house arrest since the 2023 military takeover, was not on the list of those released despite international calls for him to be freed. When the BBC ...

Having recalled their ambassadors and closed their respective airspaces, Algiers and Bamako now find themselves in a climate ...

Authorities blame the deadly attack in the town of Kokorou on the Islamic State in the Great Sahara, an ISIL affiliate.

A Swiss citizen has been abducted in the West African country of Niger, the foreign ministry in Bern said on Monday.

But his spirit lives on in Burkina Faso’s latest military ruler, Ibrahim Traoré, an army captain who took power in a coup in ...

Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso Withdraw Envoys From Algiers Over Drone Shooting | Firstpost Africa | N18G Mali, Niger, and Burkina ...