The three countries, led by military governments, cited ECOWAS's alleged alignment with former colonial powers and failure to ...

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond: Days later in the same city, breeders ...

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 ...

These developments have led some analysts to believe Russia’s influence and ability to project power in the Sahel is waning, ...

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

N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — France handed over its last military base in Chad to local authorities on Thursday, two months after the former French colony in central Africa broke off its defense cooperation ...

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

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

The three junta-led West African nations withdrawal is the culmination of a yearlong process during which the grouping tried ...

The Economic Community of West African STATES, ECOWAS has officially confirmed the withdrawal of Burkina Faso, the Republic of Mali, and the Republic of Niger from the regional bloc, effective ...

Cuba’s small Chinese community celebrated the Lunar New Year overnight, ushering in the Year of the Snake with a vibrant ...

Togo has not ruled out joining a Sahel defence pact forged by the military-led governments of Burkina Faso, Mail and Niger, the country's foreign minister said Thursday. "It's a decision for the ...