His ouster comes amid a string of military coups and political upheaval, a rise in Islamist extremism and growing Russian influence across the region. Niger is the center of a belt of countries ...

He's a researcher who studies the Sahel region with the Clingendael Institute and the Danish Institute for International Studies. He's recently back from a trip to Niger. Welcome. ANDREW LEBOVICH ...

But now that the army has seized power, there are concerns over what this means for the troubled region. Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum - a key Western ally in the fight against Islamist ...