(Adds details, background) By Abdoulaye Massalatchi NIAMEY, June 22 (Reuters) - Tuareg rebels in northern Niger killed 15 government soldiers in an attack on a Saharan military outpost on Friday, one ...

International experts say the toll is likely to be much higher but the remoteness of the area makes it difficult to patrol NIAMEY, June 16 (Reuters) - A total of 33 migrants have died in the Sahara ...

LAMANTIN ISLAND, Niger (Reuters) - Joel Sauze was just readying his new eco-lodge in southern Niger for its first visitors as soldiers in the capital blasted their way into the presidential palace and ...

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — The bodies of 18 migrants who likely died of dehydration have been found in the Sahara desert in northern Niger, the International Organization for Migration said Sunday. The ...

The earthen mud mosque in Agadez in Niger dates from the 16th century - Copyright AFP ISAAC LAWRENCE The earthen mud mosque in Agadez in Niger dates from the 16th ...

TARHOUNA, Libya -- Convoys of Moammar Gadhafi loyalists, including his security chief, fled across the Sahara into Niger on Tuesday in a move that Libya's former rebels hoped could help lead to the ...

DAKAR, Senegal — Nearly 100 African migrants hoping to escape crushing poverty met a grisly end in the desert, officials said Thursday, dying of thirst under the baking sun after their two trucks ...

The Red Cross, which said "at least 44 migrants have died", has dispatched a team to the site "to gather information" on the circumstances. At least 44 migrants, including women and babies, were found ...