At the end of the last Tuareg rebellion in 1995, many former rebels were brought into the Niger military as part of the peace settlement. "You would join the people who have killed your friends ...

Authorities blame the deadly attack in the town of Kokorou on the Islamic State in the Great Sahara, an ISIL affiliate.

People trusted me,» says the human smuggler ... at least for the time being. Even within Niger, the Tuareg city of Agadez has long been marginalized by its own government, like most areas ...

One of the vehicles reportedly used by US Special Forces in last October’s deadly ambush in Niger, captured by the Tuareg alliance in northern Mali. The Imghad and Allies Self Defense Movement (GATIA) ...

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 politics of this album, rooted in the plight of Niger and the Tuareg people, may be lost via a language barrier, but the intensity that drives it speaks loud and clear. The politics of this ...

The ministry said another 13 people were wounded ... in north Mali after the 2012 Tuareg rebellion. Since then, it has spread into neighbouring Niger and Burkina Faso, and more recently into ...

Heavily armed jihadists encircled a mosque, where people had gathered ... in north Mali after a 2012 Tuareg rebellion. It has since spread into neighbouring Niger and Burkina Faso, and more ...