Since its founding in 1975, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has been a cornerstone of regional ...

Algeria has launched a mass deportation exercise involving thousands of sub-Saharan African migrants to neighbouring ...

By Zagazola MakamaViolent campaigns by jihadist groups linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State are reshaping security dynamics across the border areas of Niger, Nigeria, and Benin, according to a new ...

Ruled by a military junta since July 2023, Niger is battling heightened insecurity amid repeated attacks by armed groups, several affiliated to Al-Qaeda or Islamic State.

But his spirit lives on in Burkina Faso’s latest military ruler, Ibrahim Traoré, an army captain who took power in a coup in ...

Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso Withdraw Envoys From Algiers Over Drone Shooting | Firstpost Africa | N18G Mali, Niger, and Burkina ...

President John Dramani Mahama has invited the military-led governments of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger to the 50th ...

In a sharp diplomatic move, the military-led juntas in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have recalled their ambassadors from ...

AES balance of trade has consistently been a deficit as imports into the region exceed exports from the region.

President John Dramani Mahama has extended a formal invitation to the military-led governments of Mali, Burkina Faso, and ...

After months of diplomatic row following the military coup in Niamey, Niger and Nigeria resumed official dialogue on ...