Interview. Activist Dayamba Bindré Roger warns that crises and conflicts increase vulnerability, making people easy targets ...

Following the ignominious end in 2022 of Barkhane, the multi-country anti-terrorism operation it launched at Mali’s request in 2013, France has given up most of its military footprint across west ...

nited States security engagements in West Africa cannot be understood without consideration of regional geopolitical challenges spanning political instability, climate change, humanitarian and food ...

At least 10 Nigerien soldiers were killed in an attack near the Burkina Faso border, the Nigerien army announced Wednesday ...

A recent ambush by criminals near Niger's border with Burkina Faso resulted in the death of at least 10 soldiers. The ...

The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) withdraws from ECOWAS and continues initiatives for independence, regional integration, and defensive cooperation.

Operatives of the Edo State Police Command and the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, have arrested two ...

Within ECOWAS, there’s an institution known as the Community Court of Justice. Since 2005, this Court has had jurisdiction to ...

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.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Tuesday that the official withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) raises concerns over access to ...

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger officially left the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on January 29, having ...

Two former company executives with inside knowledge of Barrick Gold's operations in West Africa are helping to push Mali's demands for a payment of around $200 million from the Canadian miner, sources ...