Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Ghana’s Foreign Minister, has begun his three-day working visit to Nigeria. He was warmly received ...

Russia is aiding military governments in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger to bolster a 5,000-strong force against jihadist ...

As the Sahel edges deeper into crisis and global alliances shift, Israel is quietly expanding its focus on West Africa. In ...

The three countries, now part of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), introduced a 0.5% import levy on goods from ECOWAS ...

Musa was asleep in the village of Dusuman in northeast Nigeria when he was awoken by a sharp burst of gunfire and Boko Haram ...

The Economic Community of West African States is set to hold a meeting later this month to address the 0.5 per cent import levy recently imposed by the Alliance of Sahel States on goods from ECOWAS ...

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu is set to embark on a two-week visit to France, while Foreign ministers from three West ...

The foreign ministers were invited by their Russian peer Lavrov to the Moscow meeting which “represents an important step in establishing strategic, pragmatic, dynamic and supportive cooperation and ...

Niger's junta said Tuesday it had freed around 50 people, including ministers from the government it toppled in July 2023, in ...

Breakaway Alliance of Sahel States (AES) – Mali, Niger Republic and Burkina Faso – widened the gulf between them and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) member nations yesterday.

Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have declared a new 0.5% tax on imports from Nigeria and other ECOWAS member countries.