While Hausa is the predominant language spoken in Niger, French has held official status since the nation gained independence ...

West African bloc ECOWAS on Wednesday expressed "deep concern" over a deepening dispute between Algeria and its southern ...

Andrew Mueller explains why what could have been a minor diplomatic dispute has sparked a massive feud between Mali and Algeria.

Moussa Sacko spent his birthday in Mali scrolling through messages from friends with whom he celebrated a year earlier on ...

Diplomatic relations between Algeria and its southern neighbours have been severely strained following the downing of a ...

Having recalled their ambassadors and closed their respective airspaces, Algiers and Bamako now find themselves in a climate ...

Turkey’s advanced Bayraktar Akinci drone suffered a tough March 2025, with two units shot down in two weeks—one in Mali near ...

Algeria and Mali have suspended flights to and from each other’s airspace, their governments announced on Monday, marking a ...

Algeria and Mali banned flights to and from each other's airspace, their governments said on Monday, amid an escalating ...

Diplomatic tensions have been escalating between Mali and Algeria after the latter downed a surveillance drone it said had ...

The Alliance of Sahel States (AES), comprising Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, has escalated diplomatic tensions with Algeria ...

A commander of a separatist rebel coalition operating in Mali's volatile north was arrested in Niger last week, local ...