Niger has withdrawn from the military coalition fighting Islamist insurgency groups in the Lake Chad region of west-central Africa, saying it will focus instead on protecting its oil operations from ...

The 24 December 2024 attack on Nigeria’s Forward Operating Base in Wajiroko in the country’s north-east, marked the first ...

The Niger Republic has withdrawn an international force fighting armed Islamist groups in West Africa’s Lake Chad region as ...

Niger has quit an international force fighting armed Islamist groups in West Africa's Lake Chad region as it seeks to shore up security around oil assets at home, the government said in a bulletin on ...

Egypt has condemned a deadly attack by jihadist group Boko Haram on a military site in the Lake Chad region, which killed 12 ...

At least 12 Cameroonian soldiers have been killed in an attack by Islamic militants on the border with Nigeria ...

Niger has suspended its participation in the Multinational Joint Task Force, and Chad has threatened to withdraw. In March ...

Niger has quit an international force fighting armed Islamist groups in West Africa’s Lake Chad region as it seeks to shore up security around oil assets at home, the government said in a ...

The Lake Chad region has been repeatedly attacked by militant groups, including Islamic State in West Africa and Boko Haram, whose insurgency erupted in northeast Nigeria in 2009 and has killed ...