The appointment of China’s new defence attaché to Niger signals a larger move by Beijing to fortify security in Africa, experts say.

Seventeen countries in the United Nations General Assembly joined the U.S. on Monday in voting against a nonbinding ...

Two Chinese nationals have been abducted during a coordinated attack in the city of Agadez, Niger Republic by suspected ISIS Sahel militants. Two Nigerien security personnel from the Garde ...

Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso no longer orient themselves towards France or Western business interests. As demand for raw materials grows, this pivot may have significant consequences for Europe’s ...

French nuclear fuels company Orano is looking to increase output of uranium from new mines in Mongolia and elsewhere to meet ...

China’s top oil and gas companies are selling off underperforming assets and streamlining operations as part of ongoing restructuring ...

Farmer Governor Bago is a man of action, a leader who does not indulge in empty rhetoric but translates vision into tangible ...

At least two Chinese nationals working for the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) have been abducted by suspected ISIS SAHEL militants in Niger. The attack, which took place on Sunday in ...

During the visit to China, the African Energy Chamber will meet with government officials, entrepreneurs, and state and ...

Nowhere is the trend towards resource nationalism more advanced than in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, the heart of Africa’s ...

With France fast losing its influence in west Africa's Sahel region and an unpredictable US president in power, will China ...