Face à la persistance de la menace terroriste, le gouvernement nigérien a décidé, vendredi en Conseil des ministres à Niamey, de proroger de nouveau l’état d’urgence dans le département de Filingué, dans l’ouest du pays,

When Nigeria’s then-head of state Sani Abacha stole billions of dollars and died before spending his loot, it prompted an international treasure hunt spread over decades. The man hired to get the money back tells

A Dutch appeals court on Friday held Royal Dutch Shell’s Nigerian subsidiary responsible for multiple oil pipeline leaks in the Niger Delta and ordered it to pay unspecified damages to farmers, in a victory for

Ethiopia moved heavy weapons to disputed territory on its border with Sudan, according to people familiar with the matter. The military build-up in an area known as the al-Fashqa triangle signals increasing tensions, after deadly

Les Nations unies s’inquiètent par ailleurs de violations des droits de l’homme dans le pays, depuis le lancement en décembre d’une offensive de groupes armés visant la capitale, Bangui. Les violences en Centrafrique ont déplacé

The transitional government in Sudan announced last month that it will extradite former dictator Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court in The Hague, where he is wanted on charges of genocide and crimes against