France will hand over its only military base in Ivory Coast, its former star colony in west Africa, and both sides say the ...

Democracy offers citizens the choice to freely make political decisions by majority rule. It was defined by Abraham Lincoln as government of the people by the people and for the people.

Disinformation campaigns are exploding across Africa, with Russia believed to be the main instigator. DW explains how the methods and objectives of these campaigns differ from region to region and how ...

Captain Ibrahim Traoré was the first enrollee to receive his new passport with the AES designation ...

If the collapse of EAC, and now ECOWAS, teaches us anything, it is that the greatest risk to regional blocs is men in uniform ...

The military leaders of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have posed a major challenge to the bloc’s unity, refusing to heed its call for a transition to civilian rule.

The President of Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré enrolled and received his AES biometric ... Just a year ago, on January ...

ECOWAS on Wednesday announced the formal exit of junta-led Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger from the bloc following their withdrawal last year.

The Sahel states of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger are officially leaving the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Wednesd ...

ECOWAS say dem go keep di doors open sake of spirit of regional solidarity, but di move by di Sahel State kontris to launch ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has decided to still recognise Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger despite ...

Thousands of people rallied on Tuesday in Niger and Burkina Faso in support of the move. Led by members of the military-led government in Niger’s capital Niamey, they chanted slogans hostile to ...