China's first ever defence attache to Niger, Colonel-Major Chen Xuming, was welcomed earlier this month at a reception held ...

African leaders announcing the closure of Frensh military bases send a clear sign that Africa is rejecting France’s policies ...

The 43rd BIMA marine infantry battalion's camp was renamed on Thursday the Camp Thomas d'Aquin Ouattara, after the Ivorian ...

Niamey (Niger) (AFP) – Less than a third of Niger's vast territory has internet access, so the west African country is ...

After French withdrawal from base, West African country to continue cooperating with Paris on military level, says Ivorian ...

As France hands back another base in Africa, experts question the future of its security cooperation on the continent and ...

At its peak, about 1,000 French soldiers were stationed at the base to combat jihadist threats across the region. Despite the ...

French troops who have been long been on the ground have in recent years been kicked out from several West African countries including Niger, Burkina Faso, Senegal and Chad, considered France’s most ...

“That weighed heavily on me.” It was true that extremist violence was on the rise, and protests against France, Niger’s former colonial power, were growing more heated. Windows were smashed ...