China's first ever defence attache to Niger, Colonel-Major Chen Xuming, was welcomed earlier this month at a reception held ...

Following the ignominious end in 2022 of Barkhane, the multi-country anti-terrorism operation it launched at Mali’s request ...

As France hands back another base in Africa, experts question the future of its security cooperation on the continent and ...

The 43rd BIMA marine infantry battalion's camp was renamed on Thursday the Camp Thomas d'Aquin Ouattara, after the Ivorian ...

Canada’s GoviEx Uranium and its wholly-owned subsidiary GoviEx Niger Holdings Ltd have signed a letter of intent with the ...

At its peak, about 1,000 French soldiers were stationed at the base to combat jihadist threats across the region. Despite the ...

“That weighed heavily on me.” It was true that extremist violence was on the rise, and protests against France, Niger’s former colonial power, were growing more heated. Windows were smashed ...

After French withdrawal from base, West African country to continue cooperating with Paris on military level, says Ivorian ...

Niamey (Niger) (AFP) – Less than a third of Niger's vast territory has internet access, so the west African country is betting on satellite broadband to bridge the digital divide in remote rural ...

It’s tempting to conflate France’s military exit from Cote d’Ivoire with its withdrawals from other regional countries. But ...

Now there is no public support for sending any more troops to Africa even if they are requested by beleaguered African governments. Those African political crises have been a regular feature of ...

The relationship between Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger is getting tighter. The junta-led allies will own common passport from January 29, the date of their departure from regional bloc ECOWAS.