If the terrorists thought this attack might dampen military morale, it ended up achieving the opposite; the Nigerian Navy is ...

Peace Facility support as per announcements this week to improve security and stability in West Africa. Top of the list, alphabetically, is Cabo Verde followed by the Central African Republic (CAR) ...

He pointed to regions such as the Sahel (encompassing parts of Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Chad, and Sudan), the Lake Chad Basin, the Mano River Union, and the Horn of ...

Analysis - In the Sahel, violent terrorism--now structural--and various forms of trafficking, including that of migrants, are linked structural realities. The agonizing Trans borders cooperation is ...

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Experts have described the modernisation of Nigeria’s livestock sector as a national imperative rather than a luxury.

From Africa to Asia, countries are already fighting over rivers, dams, and access to freshwater. As the world faces growing ...

In the early hours of Wednesday, June 18, 2025, a band of terrorists attacked the Naval Base Lake Chad in Baga, Borno State, ...

A small boat has sunk in the Niger River on the border between Niger and Benin, killing 13 people, locaBoat accident on Niger River claims 13 livesl sources told AFP Thursday. Niger’s military ...

French uranium miner Orano said on Wednesday its majority-owned joint venture with Niger, SOMAIR, is on the verge of ...

The main mine workers' union in Niger has expressed support for the government's decision to nationalise the Somair uranium mine, amid ongoing tensions with the mine's operator Orano.