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

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 ...

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

In Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré made history as the first person to receive the newly introduced AES passport, just ...

A 50-year-old West Africa regional bloc is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries — Mali, Niger and ...

Following the ignominious end in 2022 of Barkhane, the multi-country anti-terrorism operation it launched at Mali’s request in 2013, France has given up most of its military footprint across west ...

The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) withdraws from ECOWAS and continues initiatives for independence, regional integration, and defensive cooperation.

One or two of the three West African nations that recently withdrew from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are making efforts to reconnect with the regional bloc, Special Adviser ...

This is despite the official exit of these three countries from ECOWAS on January 29, to focus on their own bloc known as the ...

West Africa's ECOWAS is facing challenges after Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso left, formalizing their own alliance and weakening the bloc's influence. This marks a historic first in the bloc's 50-year ...