The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is one of eight Regional Economic Communities (RECs) recognized by the African Union (AU). Until ...
The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) lost three of its founding members on 29 January 2025. Burkina Faso, ...
Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso no longer orient themselves towards France or Western business interests. As demand for raw ...
The Confederation of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), composed of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, is aiming to harmonise its laws on town planning ...
A joint force of 5,000 troops from military-led neighbours Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali will soon deploy in their troubled central Sahel region, Niger's defence chief said on state television.
The junta-led countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced a new joint military force to combat jihadist groups ...
The 1990s brought some positive changes. With the end of the Cold War, dozens of African countries experienced ...
At least 10 soldiers were killed by armed assailants in an ambush in western Nigeria, near Burkina Faso's border. The attack ...
China stands a good chance of taking advantage of the dwindling western presence in the Sahel region of west Africa.
An ambush by a “group of criminals” killed at least 10 Nigerien soldiers near the country’s border with Burkina Faso this week, Niger’s ruling military junta said. An intervention unit was sent to the ...
The three countries have vowed to strengthen their cooperation by establishing a new security alliance, the Alliance of Sahel States. But the security situation in the Sahel, a vast region on the ...
Morocco’s strategic role in promoting stability in the Sahel is central to tackling transnational threats, with initiatives ...