The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is one of eight Regional Economic Communities (RECs) recognized by the African Union (AU). Until ...

The confrontation between France and the countries of West Africa is increasingly attracting international attention. With ...

In military junta-led Niger, a commission recommended a five-year transition to democratic rule. The junta's initial ...

Russia is expanding its influence in Africa as democracy wanes, with military strongmen carrying out coups and the United ...

Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso no longer orient themselves towards France or Western business interests. As demand for raw materials grows, this pivot may have significant consequences for Europe’s ...

Di junta leaders wey now dey under di platform of di Alliance of Sahel State (AES) bin tok say di move na part of efforts to strengthen cooperation between Member States. According to tori pipo ...

Niger's National Conference has submitted a proposal to return the country to non-military rule after a five-year transition ...

A national committee to chart Niger’s future has proposed that the junta-ruled country return to civilian administration in five years under new rules that strictly limit the number of political ...

They chose to leave ECOWAS, which they consider to be an "extended arm of Western interests," and founded their own Alliance of Sahel States (AES). This banner in Burkina Faso’s capital ...

China stands a good chance of taking advantage of the dwindling western presence in the Sahel region of west Africa.

Three countries under military rule have officially left West African regional bloc Ecowas, after more than a year of ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is currently pained by the establishment of the Alliance des États du Sahel (AES: Alliance of Sahel States, ASS). The pain is unfortunate because ...