Niger's army says an attack by armed men in western Niger has left 12 soldiers dead in a border area that has long been a ...

In a statement, the army said the attack, which took place Friday near the Mali border, targeted soldiers involved in Operation ... Conflict Location and Event Data (ACLED), armed attacks in Niger ...

for an attack on a mosque near the tri-border area in which at least 44 civilians were killed. Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso are fighting a jihadist insurgency linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State ...

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger withdrew their ambassadors from Algeria earlier this month over border security disputes. For migrants fleeing poverty, conflict or climate change, Algeria serves as a ...

DAKAR, Senegal — An attack by armed men in western Niger killed 12 soldiers ... unit near the village of Sakoira near the border with Mali and Burkina Faso, the army said in a statement.