The junta-led countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced a new joint military force to combat jihadist groups ...
The Sahel region is a geographical belt in Africa that stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, between the Sahara ...
China stands a good chance of taking advantage of the dwindling western presence in the Sahel region of west Africa.
At least 10 soldiers were killed by armed assailants in an ambush in western Nigeria, near Burkina Faso's border. The attack ...
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 ...
With France fast losing its influence in west Africa's Sahel region and an unpredictable US president in power, will China fill the vacuum?The Sahel region covers 10 countries: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, ...
Former diplomats on Thursday warned that the withdrawal of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso from the Economic ... countries form the core of the Sahel, a region already grappling with serious ...
Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger officially left the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on January 29, having ...
Within ECOWAS, there’s an institution known as the Community Court of Justice. Since 2005, this Court has had jurisdiction to ...