The exit of the three Sahelian states thus provides a unique and rare opportunity for ECOWAS to develop without their baggage.

A 171-mile road project in a landlocked country in Africa is set to improve transport connections and provide a much-needed economic boost.

Following the ignominious end in 2022 of Barkhane, the multi-country anti-terrorism operation it launched at Mali’s request in 2013, France has given up most of its military footprint across west ...

Niamey, Jan 31 (IANS) Niger's Minister of Public Health, Population and Social Affairs Garba Hakimi officially declared that the country is free of onchocerciasis.With this landmark achievement, Niger ...

Supporters of the military junta take part in a march to celebrate Niger's withdrawal from the Economic Community of West ...

STORY: French troops lowered their flag from a base in Chad on Friday, marking the end of France's military presence in the ...

Olivier Dubois, a French journalist, was kidnapped by JNIM, a branch of al-Qaida in Africa's Sahel region, while on his way to interview one of the group's leaders in northern Mali ...

As countries continue to pivot from France, Paris too has begun implementing a new Africa strategy launched in late 2024: There are plans to permanently reduce troop presence in countries that have ...

Olivier Dubois, a French journalist, was kidnapped by JNIM, a branch of al-Qaida in Africa's Sahel region, while on his way ...

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have officially left West Africa’s main political and trade group ECOWAS after more than a year ...

Thousands of people rallied in junta-led Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali on Tuesday to back their withdrawal from the Economic ...

As Niger continues its campaign of de-colonizing its country, several monuments in the country’s capital with French monikers ...