In a statement issued late Friday, the defence ministry blamed the attack on the EIGS group, an Islamic State affiliate.

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — An attack by a jihadi group on a village in western Niger has killed 44 civilians, the country's Interior Ministry said.

Islamist militants killed at least 44 civilians and severely injured 13 others during an attack on a mosque in southwest Niger on Friday, the country's defence ministry said.

The West African nation, along with neighbors Burkina Faso and Niger, has for more than a decade battled an insurgency fought ...

A separatist group in Mali said an airstrike on a market in the country’s north has killed at least 18 people. Mali’s army ...

One of Griaule’s most famous (and controversial) claims was our ostensible knowledge of Sirius B, the companion star to ...

An airstrike in northern Mali killed at least 18 people, a separatist group said, while the army says it targeted armed militants ...

An airstrike in northern Mali reportedly killed at least 18 people, according to a separatist group. The Malian army admits targeting militants, citing the operation as part of a larger campaign ...

An army air strike in Mali's Timbuktu region killed at least 18 people, causing controversy over targeting civilians or terrorists. Malian forces claim the strike aimed at neutralizing terrorists amid ...

An army air strike at a market in Mali's northern Timbuktu region on Sunday killed at least 18 people and injured seven, a local rights group said, while the army said it was targeting terrorists.

Western media reports have revealed that representatives of the Azawad rebels (Malian Tuaregs) and the Al-Qaeda-affiliated group Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin held a meeting in March ...