Why Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger’s new plan to tackle extremist violence is likely to fail
The junta-led countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced a new joint military force to combat jihadist groups ...
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NDDC begins N50,000 monthly payment to 10,000 Niger Delta youths
The Niger Delta Development Commission has begun the payment of N50,000 monthly stipends to 10,000 indigenous youths from the ...
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At least 10 Nigerien soldiers are killed in an ambush, the army says
An ambush by a “group of criminals” killed at least 10 Nigerien soldiers near the country’s border with Burkina Faso this week, Niger’s ruling military junta said.