The junta-led countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced a new joint military force to combat jihadist groups ...

Following the ignominious end in 2022 of Barkhane, the multi-country anti-terrorism operation it launched at Mali’s request ...

France’s military withdrawals provide West African states with a long overdue opportunity to assert their sovereignty. But ...

Amid a decade-long push by African countries to abolish colonial-era wigs in judicial systems, posts have surfaced online ...

Junta-led countries Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso officially left West Africa's main political and trade group ECOWAS on ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Tuesday that the official withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) raises concerns over access to ...

The three Sahelian countries teamed up to form a confederation called the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) as they exit ECOWAS Wednesday.

Across Burkina Faso, thousands gathered on Tuesday to celebrate one year since the country withdrew from ECOWAS.

The junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn ... longstanding Western partners such as U.S. and France, and turned to Russia for military support.

Their military rulers accuse ECOWAS of having imposed “inhuman, illegal and illegitimate” sanctions against them after the coups ...

Three military-led West African nations - Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), ...