Renegade Nigerien soldiers attacked sites around the capital, the defense ministry said, including a key air base that hosts Russian mercenaries.

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has announced plans by the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) to deploy a Joint Special Task Force, code-named Operation Savannah Shield, to flush out terrorists operating in Kwara State and parts of ...

Officials say four Nigerien soldiers and three U.S. army special operations commandos were killed and 10 others were wounded in an attack by Islamic extremists on a joint patrol in Niger's southwest NIGER COMMANDOS 100517: Map locates Niamey, Niger, where ...

The killing of four American special operations soldiers in Niger has highlighted the increasing role elite units are playing across Africa, which is rapidly becoming a major center of US military action. Their mission is to counter the advances of a slew ...

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. will remove all its forces and equipment from a small base in Niger this weekend, and fewer than 500 remaining troops will leave a critical drone base in the West African country in August, ahead of a Sept. 15 deadline set in an ...

The Pentagon is evaluating what authorities it can use to continue to operate in a primarily intelligence gathering role in Niger if the military takeover there is deemed a coup d’etat by the State Department – a legal determination that would strip the US military of some of its authorities and funding to engage in security cooperation with Nigerien forces.

Niger's junta said Saturday it was back in control after mutineers held soldiers hostage at a military base next to the capital's airport. Russian Africa Corps paramilitary forces helped members of Niger's presidential guard recapture the air base,