The head of the Russian paramilitary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has been meeting with representatives from Mali, the Central African Republic and Niger. The United States, meanwhile, is attempting to block the Wagner Group from profiting from African mines
If there is no military intervention and sanctions are not applied, the coup leaders will understand that they have a free hand
The United States and the European Union have suspended funding programs in the African country after the military uprising and borders have been closed
A presidential adviser says the family is living without electricity and only has rice and canned goods left to eat, but that Bazoum will never resign. The military junta is making efforts to entrench itself in power and is rejecting international mediation efforts.
The destabilization in the African region poses a higher threat of jihadist terrorism and increased flows of migrants to Europe
Two military-ruled West African nations vowed Monday to prevent military intervention in Niger as the new military junta attempts to consolidate power after the coup
What’s happened — and continues to happen — in Haiti, Colombia and Mexico should awaken our collective conscience about the use of women’s and girls’ bodies as a weapon of war
The peacekeepers were part of a security patrol that was targeted Friday first by an improvised explosive device and then by direct fire 7 kilometers from the town of Ber
The vice president is on a weeklong visit to Africa intended to deepen U.S. relationships amid global competition over the continent’s future
The ‘debt-for-climate swap’ option is an economic tool that allows a country’s debt to be reduced in exchange for commitments on green investments
Jeffery Woodke was kidnapped from his home in Abalak, Niger, in October 2016 by men who ambushed and killed his guards
Poor nutrition in pregnant and breastfeeding women can lead to weak immunity and complications during pregnancy and birth
French President vowed to reduce the number of French troops in Africa under a “new security partnership”
