REUTERS/Adama Diarra Au Mali, la cinquième session du Comité de suivi de l'accord de paix s'est ouverte mercredi 28 octobre à Bamako. Le comité rassemble toutes les parties signataires, gouvernement malien et groupes armés du Nord, ainsi que la médiation internationale. Plusieurs sujets à l'ordre d...

By Emma Farge DAKAR (Reuters) - A long-awaited regional task force is set to begin raids on Boko Haram's last enclaves when the rainy season ends soon, the U.N.'s top official in West Africa said. Nigerian and Chadian forces early this year forced the militant group, which has sworn allegiance...

Deux attaques attribuées au groupe Etat islamique en Afrique de l’Ouest (ex-Boko Haram) ont eu lieu dimanche dans la région du lac Tchad. Bilan : une dizaine de personnes tuées et onze blessés. Depuis quelques mois, les islamistes utilisent le même mode opératoire. Le communiqué de l’état-major g...

In an exclusive interview with DW, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari discusses his fight against Boko Haram and corruption in government. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari DW: Lately, [Nigerian] troops have been complaining about unfavorable conditions and lack of adequate equipment. Will th...

(Corrects to final paragraph to show Amadou has yet to return to Niger) By Abdoulaye Massalaki NIAMEY Nov 1 (Reuters) - Thousands of anti-government protesters marched in Niger's capital on Sunday to denounce what they say are irregularities in voter lists ahead of presidential elections in ea...

The Boko Haram insurgency has claimed more than 25,000 lives in the past six years. Since 2014, it has escalated and splintered across a wider swathe of West and Central Africa, uprooting millions of people in the process. Where should they go? This special feature examines the bleak options and ...

By Ulf Laessing MUBI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Life seems to be returning to normal in this northern Nigerian town a year after the army expelled the Islamist fighters of Boko Haram -- shops bustle with customers and vendors hawk their wares in the pot-holed streets. President Muhammadu Buhari has ...

Islamist militant group Boko Haram has released photos apparently showing a rocket-making factory in north-eastern Nigeria. The group has used rocket-propelled grenades in the past and many Nigerians have been asking where the weapons have been coming from. The photos seem to indicate that mem...

Dans le sud-est du Niger, plusieurs milliers de villageois à proximité du lac Tchad ont installé des campements au bord de la route. Ils ont évacué leur village de Baroua, attaqué à trois reprises le mois dernier, disent-ils, par les insurgés de Boko Haram. Ils réclament des autorités de l’eau et de...

3 November 2015 – Violence continues to devastate the lives and health of the millions of people in the Lake Chad Basin – an area covering north-east Nigeria and parts of Cameroon, Chad and Niger. The World Health Organization (WHO) and humanitarian partners are appealing for urgent funding to cope ...