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Gen Abdourahmane Tchiani has declared himself the new leader of Niger after a dramatic coup. Also known as Omar Tchiani,...

Russia has signed agreements for military cooperation with over 40 African countries. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced this on Friday...

West African leaders will hold an emergency meeting in Abuja on Sunday under the auspices of the Economic Community of...

Nigèr’s army command on Thursday declared support for a coup instigated the previous day by soldiers of the presidential guard,...

Nigèr’s President Mohamed Bazoum took to social media on Thursday with a defiant vow to protect “hard-won” democratic gains a...

Mali's new constitution has dropped French, which has been the West African country's official language since 1960. Under the new...

The West African country last carried out an execution in 1993, with death sentences handed out for murder and treason. Lawmakers voted...

European Union member states agreed Wednesday to toughen sanctions on Belarus for helping Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and for Minsk’s...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Wednesday condemned in strong terms “attempted coup d’état in Niger. In a...

Ambassador Andrew Idi, Nigeria's Consul General to South Africa says there were no Nigerian casualties during the underground gas explosions...

Members of Niger’s Presidential Guard sealed off the residence and offices of President Mohamed Bazoum on Wednesday, a source close...

Twitter’s owner Elon Musk and its new CEO said Sunday that the social media network would ditch its bird logo,...

Charles III will make his first King’s Speech at the UK state opening of parliament on November 7, House of...

Arresting Vladimir Putin would amount to a declaration of war on Russia, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa wrote in court...