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

Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso have officially withdrawn from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), marking ...

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

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

The military leaders of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have posed a major challenge to the ...

The three countries, led by military governments, cited ECOWAS's alleged alignment with former colonial powers and failure to ...

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 ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has officially recognized the departure of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger from the regional bloc. A statement issued by the ECOWAS Commission on ...

The three countries led by military regimes formally notified ECOWAS of their desire for “immediate” withdrawal. But the texts of the West African organisation required one year’s notice for it ...