Gunmen have killed three soldiers who were guarding an oil pipeline in Benin, a military source said Tuesday, in the latest attack in the West African country where jihadist violence is rising.

Jihadist attacks on the army have risen ... It is still not clear who was behind the attack. Earlier this month, Niger agreed with neighbours Burkina Faso and Mali to establish a defence pact ...

Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM) -- the jihadist group that claimed the attack -- broadcast images showing fighters ... the same time as its junta-led neighbours Burkina Faso and Niger.

The recent uptick in jihadist attacks in Niger has been linked to a security ... At least 17 soldiers were killed last month in another attack near the border with Burkina Faso.

Gunmen killed 15 people in an attack on a northwest Nigerian village, officials confirmed Saturday, amid reports of a newly arrived jihadist group ... from the Niger border, had been carried ...

Chadian authorities claim that the attack was carried out by the Nigerian ... (except for the Italian contingent still stationed in Niger). All these countries are facing offensives by various ...

The aftermath of an attack in Niger's Koure that killed six French ... French aid workers were among eight killed in a suspected jihadist raid on August 9. The attack at the Koure National ...

The aftermath of an attack in Niger's Koure that killed six French ... French aid workers were among eight killed in a suspected jihadist raid on August 9. The attack at the Koure National ...

Djibo, near the border area straddling Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali ... the Djibo army post had been the "target of a sizeable jihadist attack perpetrated by armed terrorist groups", adding ...