Niger

The president pushed through parliament approval of deploying French troops from Mali in Niger

Farmers and herders are coming under greater pressure from climate change, demographic growth and insecurity

France is removing its troops from Mali and basing them in neighbouring Niger

Gold mining has grown substantially over the past decade across the Sahel region, but most of it is unregulated

The Nigerien government will ask for parliament's approval to allow French forces on its soil

France announced it would withdraw its forces from Mali after months of deteriorating relations

Islam, the main religion in Sahelian societies, is misrepresented if viewed in the context of jihadist activity alone

The arrest of a mayor suspected of transporting cocaine shows the threat posed by criminality inside the state