A once thriving Saharan tourist city with a rich but fading heritage faces harsh realities two years since Niger’s coup.

In its continued efforts to ensure the safe and dignified return of Nigerian migrants, the National Emergency Management ...

International criminal gangs have exploited instability in Sahel countries to build flourishing drug and human trafficking networks, while Russian promises of bringing order have so far failed.

The U.S. military on Monday withdrew from its base near Agadez, Niger, marking the end of a security relationship with this West African nation that has lasted more than two decades. At its peak ...

NIAMEY, Niger – Niger's government spokesman told The Associated Press that the jihadists who attacked a military installation in the town of Agadez on Thursday had never taken any hostages ...

AGADEZ, Niger—In this dust-caked desert outpost 200 miles from the nearest city, Idriss MohammadIdriss Mohammad spent his 20s scratching out a living driving tourists into the Sahara.

I am writing this from the oasis of Agadez, our base, which we will leave for a month at a time under armed guard, camping in the open with temperatures reaching 120 degrees Fahrenheit or more in ...

Agadez, the Music and the Rebellion features the extraordinary Tuareg musician, Omara Moctar - "Bombino" - a rising star on the international scene.

Ahead of tour dates in Europe and the United States, Mdou Moctar have released video of a special performance in Agadez, Niger, that they filmed last year. A 47-minute video, titled The Agadez ...

Agadez is 4,000 miles from Aghanistan, where the Global War on Terrorism began. It’s 2,500 miles from Iraq, our next destination in the war. It’s 2,000 miles from Syria and 1,500 miles from ...