(Recasts with details and quotes) By Abdoulaye Massalatchi NIAMEY, June 17 (Reuters) - Tuareg rebels in Niger carried out a hit-and-run attack on the airport of the Saharan town of Agadez on Sunday, ...

AGADEZ, Niger, June 7 (Reuters) - At the bus station in Agadez, a town in northern Niger that serves as a gateway to the Sahara, a dozen men – their faces masked by turbans and sunglasses – clambered ...

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, the ...

The counterterrorism drones are grounded but the camels aren’t at the U.S. Air Force’s remote base in Niger, where troops still get a taste of the local culture despite a July coup that has ruined ...

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A Swiss citizen has been kidnapped by unidentified gunmen in Niger's city of Agadez, according to local authorities and the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. This is the ...

The Sahel country is one of the few African nations to boast rare dinosaurs, but safeguarding them is a challenge.

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 Folders ...

An Austrian woman has been kidnapped by gunmen in Niger’s Agadez city, local residents and the Austrian foreign ministry said on Sunday, the first time a European citizen is known to have been ...

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — An Austrian woman has been kidnapped by gunmen in Niger's Agadez city, local residents and the Austrian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday, the first time a European citizen is known ...