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

Burkina Faso is a west African dryland country known for its diverse ecosystems, including savannas, forests and wetlands.

An ambush by a group of criminals resulted in the deaths of at least 10 Nigerien soldiers near the Burkina Faso border. The ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was established in 1975 with the aim of promoting economic integration ...

LAGOS : Junta-led countries Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso officially left West Africa’s main political and trade group Ecowas ...

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 military rulers said on Wednesday.

The bloc has since grown to become the region’s top political authority ... After coming into power, the juntas in Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso announced that they were leaving ECOWAS.

The Sahel region is a geographical belt in Africa that stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, between the Sahara ...

Thousands of people rallied in junta-led Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali on Tuesday to back their withdrawal from the Economic ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was established in 1975 with the aim of promoting economic integration, political stability, and collective security among its member states .