Analysis - The military-led nations of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger officially withdrew from the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) on January 29. They had announced their intention to ...

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

West Africa's regional bloc known as ECOWAS is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries formally quit the group, forming their own alliance and weakening the bloc's standing and ...

Niger’s ruling military junta says that an ambush by a “group of criminals” killed at least 10 Nigerien soldiers near the ...

The Economic Community of West African States announced recently that the three-member nations where coup plotters overthrew elected governments had finally exited the community. Issues related to ...

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

At least 10 Nigerien soldiers were killed in an attack near the Burkina Faso border, the Nigerien army announced Wednesday ...

The same month, militants of an Islamic State group affiliate — known as Islamic State Sahel Province — likely shot and killed 21 passengers on a bus in the Arboudji village, near the border with ...

"Mali’s new mining law needs review to attract investment, CEOs say" was originally created and published by Mining ...

West Africa's regional bloc known as ECOWAS is facing significant challenges after three countries formally quit the group ...

BAMAKO, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Malian army must adapt its defense strategies to security threats affecting both the country and the West African sub-region to make 2025 a year of "continuity and ...