The withdrawal has hindered intelligence and cooperation between regional militaries, as insurgent groups in the Sahel ...

Despite Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso's exit from ECOWAS, Commission President Omar Alieu Touray told FRANCE 24 that he remains hopeful West Africa will stay united. He highlighted the bloc’s success ...

In January, the West African nations of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger completed their year-long process of exiting the ...

The only living founding father of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and former Head of State, General ...

Benin’s Pendjari Biosphere Reserve, also called Pendjari National Park, and its surroundings have been targeted by non-state ...

Senator Edwin Melvin Snowe Jr., Chairman of the ECOWAS Parliament’s Committee on Political Affairs, Peace, Security, and the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), is currently participating in a ...

Burkinabe leader Ibrahim Traore is acting like a rock star. It’s not entirely his fault. He’s receiving a lot of help from ...

We are writing to call on the European Union to adopt a bold political strategy on its engagement in the Sahel that reflects ...

The Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, has stated that the Economic Community of West African States, (ECOWAS) is in ...

Burkina Faso's junta leader Capt. Ibrahim Traore has sparked a social media debate, with some in Africa praising him and ...

Taliban-controlled media say the group's acting ambassador to Iran has met with his Burkina Faso counterpart in the Iranian capital of Tehran.

His message has resonated across Africa and beyond, with his admirers seeing him as following in the footsteps of African ...