ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — West Africa’s regional bloc known as ECOWAS said Saturday that it is lifting travel and economic sanctions imposed on Niger that were aimed at reversing last year's coup in the ...

The West African nation of Niger announced on Dec. 26, that it would “completely and permanently” stop issuing visas to U.S.

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — West African nations Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have withdrawn from the regional economic bloc known as ECOWAS, their respective juntas announced Sunday. They accused the bloc ...

The top U.S. general is visiting Africa to discuss preserving U.S. presence in West Africa after Niger's decision to expel U.S. military in favor of Russia. Air Force General C.Q. Brown discussed ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — West African nations Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have withdrawn from the regional economic bloc known as ECOWAS, their respective juntas announced Sunday. They accused the bloc ...

The military coup that deposed Mamadou Tandja, the President of Niger, on Thursday, Feb. 18, could be seen as yet another putsch in a remote West African country, save for two things contributing to a ...

ABUJA, Nigeria — West African heads of state on Sunday officially recognized the junta in power in Niger, but said their sanctions to reverse the July coup in the country would remain even as they ...

For six months now, and for the first time in 40 years, Niger has been unable to honour its financial commitments on public securities issued by the West African Monetary Union. While this is clearly ...

Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi (R) and Niger's Prime Minister Ali Lamine Zeine meet in Tehran on Jan. 25, 2024. — Iranian Presidency Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi praised Niger’s post-coup ...

ABUJA, NigeriaABUJA, Nigeria — West African heads of state on Sunday officially recognized the junta in power in Niger, but said their sanctions to reverse the July coup in the country would remain ...