West Africa's regional bloc known as ECOWAS is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries formally quit ...

Storyline: Many people in Niger have welcomed the country's departure from the Economic Community of West African States ...

Niger has ordered the International Committee of the Red Cross to cease operations and for its foreign staff to leave the ...

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 countries formally quit the group ...

Yakubu Gowon, the only surviving founding father of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), says he is ...

Following the ignominious end in 2022 of Barkhane, the multi-country anti-terrorism operation it launched at Mali’s request ...

President John Dramani Mahama is leading diplomatic efforts to reintegrate Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso into the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the Minister for Foreign Affairs ...

France is preparing to hand Côte d'Ivoire back its only military base in the country in a ceremony on 20 February, further ...

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

nited States security engagements in West Africa cannot be understood without consideration of regional geopolitical challenges spanning political instability, climate change, humanitarian and food ...