France has reiterated its commitment to assist Niger Republic in three key priority areas namely water supply, education and the Great green wall project. The new French Ambassador to Niger, Mr Sylvain Itté, gave this reassurance during a news conference…

Officials in Nigeria say at least 500 people have been killed and 1.4 million displaced in the worst flooding in a decade. Officials say floods have affected nearly all of Nigeria's states and 90,000 homes have been partially or completely…

A hearing on the case against Lieutenant-Colonel Emmanuel Zoungrana commenced on Wednesday at a military court in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou.  Lt. Colonel Zoungrana, a serving soldier in the Burkinabe army is being tried on offences bordering on offences against…

In Togo, public authorities are speaking out against the unregulated use of drones and other remote-controlled flying devices.  The minister in charge of civil security, Yark Damehane, and his counterpart in charge of the armies, Essozimna Marguerite Gnakade, said the…

In Burkina Faso, the United Nations has expressed serious concern about the military's decision to suspend the activities of political parties after a second coup in Burkina Faso in the space of eight months. Captain Ibrahim Traore took power, forcing…