Former diplomats on Thursday warned that the withdrawal of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West ...

Olivier Dubois, a French journalist, was kidnapped by JNIM, a branch of al-Qaida in Africa’s Sahel region, while on his way ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has initiated the post-exit dialogue with Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, which will determine the new relationship between the rest of the region ...

The Sahel region is a geographical belt in Africa that stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, between the Sahara ...

As countries continue to pivot from France, Paris too has begun implementing a new Africa strategy launched in late 2024: There are plans to permanently reduce troop presence in countries that have ...

The Sahel states of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, are officially leaving the regional economic bloc ECOWAS on Wednesday, after 50 years.The withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African ...

France handed over its last military base in Chad to local authorities on Thursday, two months after the former French colony in central Africa broke off its defense ...

The terrorist leader, identified as Amadou Bolly, who operated in Kolongo, was shot dead along with several of his companions in an operation Tuesday in the areas of Niaro, Nossombougou, Maninie, ...

In a significant development that marks a new chapter in the political dynamics of West Africa, the ECOWAS Commission has confirmed that the withdrawal of Burkina Faso, the Republic of Mali, and the ...

National passports and identity cards bearing ECOWAS logo held by the citizens of Burkina Faso, the Republic of Mali and the ...

Kester Onor has said ECOWAS has lifted the sanctions on Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, and given them favourable conditions to be reintegrated ...