An armed attack has killed at least 31 civilians in western Niger near the borders with Burkina Faso and Mali in a region ...

The violence and challenges facing the region are not only due to the conflict, but are also tied to diminishing usable land and unpredictable water resources, Peter Maurer, president of the ...

INTIKANE, Niger – A year ago, when armed men entered Rissa’s* remote village in western Niger’s volatile border area with Mali, they began by ordering the villagers to hand over money, livestock and ...