Multiple security sources in the West African nation of Niger told CBS News on Wednesday that an American national was ...

A US missionary working for an evangelical Christian organisation has been kidnapped in Niger’s capital Niamey, the US State ...

The abductors, said to be three unidentified armed men, stormed the missionary’s home in the city’s Plateau district, one of the most secured areas in Niamey, and whisked him away after allegedly ...

The man, who has not been officially identified, was kidnapped in the capital, Niamey, on Tuesday, about 100 yards (91 metres ...

The military-led West African countries Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have announced their withdrawal from the International ...

A US pilot has been kidnapped in the capital of the West African state of Niger. ​ Information from security circles released ...

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, three nations in West Africa run by military governments after coups in recent years, have ...

Ruling military juntas in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger say the three countries are withdrawing from the International Criminal Court.

Islamist militants still severely impact large swathes of Burkina Faso and Mali, imposing roadblocks, launching attacks and ...

Burkina Faso accuses Washington of “blackmail” after refusing US request to accept deportees and faces visa suspension.

The three members of the Alliance of Sahel States in West Africa on Monday issued a joint statement announcing their ...

From left, the heads of state of the three countries: Mali's Assimi Goita, Niger's General Abdourahamane Tchiani and Burkina Faso's Captain Ibrahim Traore [File: Mahamadou Hamidou/Reuters] Mali, ...