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

The withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger from the Economic Community of West African States is expected to have implications for regional security, economic growth, and integration ...

This will happen on Wednesday, all three countries having ignored ECOWAS's call to extend the period by six months to try to ...

Thousands of people also celebrated the withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger from ECOWAS Tuesday in large gatherings in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, and in several other towns ...

A 50-year-old West Africa regional bloc is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso — formally left the group, known as ECOWAS.

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger on Wednesday formally ... and formed their own security alliance, the Alliance of Sahel States, in September 2023. According to a statement by ECOWAS, the withdrawal ...

ECOWAS has become a target for military governments that have taken over Burkina, Mali and Niger. The military governments of ...

Thousands of people rallied in junta-led Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali on Tuesday to back ... military regime gathered around a square in the capital Niamey on Tuesday before heading towards ...

The three countries will put their own common passport into circulation on Wednesday and have announced a unified army of 5,000 men.