The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is one of eight Regional Economic Communities (RECs) recognized by the African Union (AU). Until ...
The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) lost three of its founding members on 29 January 2025. Burkina Faso, ...
Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso no longer orient themselves towards France or Western business interests. As demand for raw ...
The junta-led countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced a new joint military force to combat jihadist groups ...
At least 10 soldiers were killed by armed assailants in an ambush in western Nigeria, near Burkina Faso's border. The attack ...
The 1990s brought some positive changes. With the end of the Cold War, dozens of African countries experienced ...
China stands a good chance of taking advantage of the dwindling western presence in the Sahel region of west Africa.
The three countries have vowed to strengthen their cooperation by establishing a new security alliance, the Alliance of Sahel States. But the security situation in the Sahel, a vast region on the ...
An ambush by a “group of criminals” killed at least 10 Nigerien soldiers near the country’s border with Burkina Faso this week, Niger’s ruling military junta said. An intervention unit was sent to the ...
Morocco’s strategic role in promoting stability in the Sahel is central to tackling transnational threats, with initiatives ...
the Alliance of Sahel States. But the security situation in the Sahel, a vast region on the fringes of the Sahara Desert, has significantly worsened since the juntas took power, analysts say ...