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

The recent withdrawal of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has raised ...

Interview. Activist Dayamba Bindré Roger warns that crises and conflicts increase vulnerability, making people easy targets ...

“The Sahel is a hotspot for terrorism and extremism ... dismissed the military juntas in Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso as “illegitimate dictatorships” and called for sustained pressure ...

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger’s withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) became official on 29 January 2025. The announcement was made at a press conference in Abuja, ...

Last year saw more than 3 400 terror attacks in Africa with a fatality count in excess of 13 900, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) heard on Tuesday 21 January during a meeting to strengthen ...

PARIS (Reuters) - Forty-five people have been arrested in west Africa over the past three months in operations targeting drugs trafficking and the financing of terrorism, said global police body ...

"Terrorism remains a significant and evolving threat to global peace and security, one that no state can confront in ...

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger officially left the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on January 29, having ...

According to the United Nations, terrorism and organized crime carried out by militant groups are a “pervasive threat” in the Sahel. Militants have killed thousands of people in Burkina Faso ...

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger on Wednesday formally withdrew from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) regional bloc. The military-led governments in the three West African nations ...