The junta-led countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced a new joint military force to combat jihadist groups ...

The military-led nations of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger officially withdrew from the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) on January 29. They had announced their intention to leave one ...

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.

The Kebbi State Police Command has arrested 165 illegal immigrants from Burkina Faso, Mali, Ivory Coast, Benin Republic, and ...

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

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 ...

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

Niger has ordered the International Committee of the Red Cross to cease operations and for its foreign staff to leave the ...

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

Niger has ordered the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to cease operations, and for its foreign staff to leave ...

The same month, militants of an Islamic State group affiliate — known as Islamic State Sahel Province — likely shot and killed 21 passengers on a bus in the Arboudji village, near the border with ...

A new mining law in Mali that raises taxes and seeks to hand over big stakes in assets to the state and local investors will ...