Security collaboration between the West African trade bloc ECOWAS and Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, who have now officially ...

Not very long ago, Burkina Faso had one of the bloodiest attacks in decades . More than a thousand civilians have died since the rebellion that originated in Mali began to spread throughout the nation ...

"The rise of junta rule in the Sahel represents a complex interplay between decolonization and destabilization." ...

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are increasingly turning ... All three nations, which in September created their own security partnership, the Alliance of Sahel States, are now led by juntas ...

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has described as complex the reason for the exit of Burkina Faso ... consequences for regional security, economy and integration ...

Their loved ones were slaughtered by Islamist extremists or government-affiliated fighters. Their villages were attacked, their homes destroyed. Exhausted and traumatized, they fled in search of ...

Niger’s defense minister says the junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created ... to Russia’s mercenary units for security assistance. Mody also said the ...

Authorities in Burkina Faso have been organising security convoys to escort trucks in the border area to protect against militant attacks, the source said. The trucks set off after waiting for a ...

West Africa’s junta-led nations – Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali – are set to deploy a 5,000-strong joint force to address escalating security challenges in the central Sahel region.

A court in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, sentenced former President ... of counterterrorism missions and seek to expand U.S. security amid instability, terrorism ...