Says Withdrawal Disrupts Intelligence Sharing, Counterterrorism Efforts ABUJA – Conference of Civil Societies and Centre for Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMICO) has expressed concern over the ...

More than 50 people were killed near Mali's northeastern city of Gao on Friday after armed assailants ambushed their convoy and its army escort, a local official and residents said.

The attackers struck near the village of Kobe, around 30 km (19 miles) from Gao in a region where affiliates of Islamic State ...

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 ...

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

Police in Kebbi have apprehended 165 suspected illegal immigrants from Francophone countries, including Burkina Faso, Benin ...

Formed in 1975 to promote economic integration and regional cooperation, ECOWAS has long been a pillar of political and economic authority in West Africa. The departure of these three Sahel countries ...

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

Troops of the Nigerian Army have reportedly killed a notorious bandit kingpin, Kachalla Na Faranshi, and scores of his ...

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

The country boasts a rich mix of history, culture, and natural beauty, but despite its charms there is still a conspicuous lack of tourists there, according to reports.