Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso no longer orient themselves towards France or Western business interests. As demand for raw ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has been asked not to close the door of further engagement with ...

Listeners swayed as the celebrated Malian duo Amadou and Mariam sang from a stage on the banks of the Niger River at an ...

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

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

At least 10 soldiers were killed by armed assailants in an ambush in western Nigeria, near Burkina Faso's border. The attack ...

The three countries vowed to strengthen their cooperation by establishing a new security alliance, the Alliance of Sahel ...

The 1990s brought some positive changes. With the end of the Cold War, dozens of African countries experienced ...

ECOWAS officially confirmed the withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger from the organization. These three nations, now ...

Network has appealed to ECOWAS and the Alliance of Sahelian States, to enhance negotiations and dialogue in the interest of regional co-operation, peace and security.

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 ...

Morocco’s strategic role in promoting stability in the Sahel is central to tackling transnational threats, with initiatives ...