Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused a regional bloc known as ECOWAS of having double standards in punishing their military ...

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire - January 29, 2025 The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) confirmed this Wednesday the ...

The West African regional bloc ECOWAS has formally recognized the withdrawal of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso, after more than ... ECOWAS, founded in 1975, is West Africa's most influential ...

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

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

Thousands of people rallied Tuesday in Niger and Burkina Faso in support of the withdrawal ... AllAfrica is a voice of, by and about Africa - aggregating, producing and distributing 400 news ...

Junta-led countries Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso officially left West Africa's main political and trade group ECOWAS on Wednesday after more than a year of diplomatic tensions. The withdrawal has ...

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are increasingly turning ... In recent years, the three countries have looked to Moscow or Russia's Africa Corps — which has replaced the Wagner Group — for ...

CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) — Four Moroccan truck drivers who were kidnapped in West Africa over the weekend were released in Niger. The drivers were the latest victims of insecurity in the Sahel ...

On January 14, 2025, a Facebook page called “United Africa” shared a post with its 200,000 followers claiming that Burkina Faso had banned “colonial-style white wigs” in its courts.

Officials and citizens gathered for a ceremony in the southwest town of Kangaba to celebrate the one-year anniversary of Mali ...