Even so, the sovereignty rhetoric raises more questions than answers. In the first place, the underlying implication that these countries were never “sovereign,” meaning that any awareness on their ...

The three states notified ECOWAS that they would withdraw their membership within one year, which is the stipulated timeline for any country wishing to quit the bloc to make its intention known. The ...

Sorcerer groups in the Republic of Niger have pledged to deploy their supernatural powers against any nations attempting to ...

At least ten civilians were unintentionally killed in a military airstrike targeting a terrorist hideout in Nigeria's Sokoto ...

A Niger Republic court has sent to prison Moussa Tchangari, a leading civil society figure and strong critic of the ...

Nigeria as the bigger brother who also has no fears of foreign invasion, should take the first step. So, when is Nuhu Ribadu going to Niamey?

Tchiani’s claims might have been partly based on assertions eleven days earlier by Nigerian health practitioner, Shehu Mahdi, alleging the presence of French troops in Nigeria. He had backed this with ...

The turning back on France by African countries reflects the growing demand for a broader push to erase the vestiges of French colonial influence.

A Niger court on Friday jailed a leading civil society figure and critic of the military-led authorities, one month after he was detained following a trip abroad, his NGO said.

A Niger Republic court on Friday sent Moussa Tchangari, a leading civil society figure and critic of the military-led authorities, to jail one month after ...

Filingue prison, about 200 kilometres (120 miles) northeast of Niamey, is notorious for holding political dissidents.

Ivory Coast is the sixth in a growing list of African nations cutting military ties with former colonial power France.