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Gunmen have killed at least 30 villagers and abducted several others in northern Nigeria's Niger state, according to police.

Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger ban US citizens in retaliation for Trump visa restrictions. 26 of 39 affected nations are African; AGOA expired, tariffs rise, USAID cut--US-Africa relations fracture.

Immigrants and nonimmigrants from Burkina Faso, Laos, Mali, Niger, Sierra Leone, South Sudan and Syria will all be denied entry into the US as part of new Border Patrol Guidance.

A recent summit of The Alliance of Sahel States has raised security and economic hopes for Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger.

Since withdrawing from ECOWAS, the post-coup countries have inaugurated a new bank, TV station and joint military force.

President Donald Trump ordered Christmas airstrikes against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria, targeting ISIS terrorists near the Niger border after attacks on Christians.

Military rulers expand emergency powers, warning that people, property, and services may be requisitioned.

The Nigerian government confirmed overnight that it had collaborated with Washington on the strikes in Sokoto state, near the border with Niger.

Burkina Faso, Niger, Mali have launched joint battalion aiming to bolster sovereignty after group booted out France, US.

The head of an alliance of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger says the launch of a joint battalion "must be followed by large-scale operations in the coming days."