Niger’s ruling military junta says that an ambush by a “group of criminals” killed at least 10 Nigerien soldiers near the country’s border with Burkina Faso ...

West Africa's regional bloc known as ECOWAS is facing significant challenges after three countries formally quit the group ...

Niger’s ruling military junta says that an ambush by a “group of criminals” killed at least 10 Nigerien soldiers near the country’s border with Burkina Faso.

The 1990s brought some positive changes. With the end of the Cold War, dozens of African countries experienced ...

Niger’s ruling military junta says that an ambush by a “group of criminals” killed at least 10 Nigerien soldiers near the ...

The same month, militants of an Islamic State group affiliate — known as Islamic State Sahel Province — likely shot and killed 21 passengers on a bus in the Arboudji village, near the border with ...

The withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from the bloc — now left with 12 member countries — was the culmination of a ...

GreenYellow is continuing to withdraw from Africa. The French company has just sold its assets in Senegal to Afreenergy, an ...

Following the ignominious end in 2022 of Barkhane, the multi-country anti-terrorism operation it launched at Mali’s request ...

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused a regional bloc known as ECOWAS of having double standards in punishing their military ...

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has described as complex the reason for the exit of Burkina ...

The withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger is a huge blow to Ecowas ... including states like Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast ...