The latest breaking stories, coverage and updates from Niger
West African leaders to stage summit on revamp of Sahel anti-terror effort
Hundreds of refugees held in Libya to be relocated to Rwanda
How a new multilateralism is emerging from summits and crises
Death toll from Tanzania fuel lorry blast rises to 95
Female suicide bomber kills six in Chad: army officer
Lack of prosecution fuelling ‘big business’ in kidnappings
Boko Haram kills 60 mourners after funeral in north-east Nigeria
ISIS video shows Nigerian hostages begging for their lives
250 UK troops to deploy to Mali as part of United Nations force
African Union expresses concern over 'external interference' in Libya
West African version of the euro likely to face delays
Burkina Faso cannot fight terrorism alone
Turkey board to rule on Istanbul election re-run appeal
Germany’s Angela Merkel pledges terror aid to Burkina Faso
Ivory Coast to send 650 more troops to UN's Mali mission
Boko Haram hits Nigerian city as thousands flee military push