Storyline: Many people in Niger have welcomed the country's departure from the Economic Community of West African States ...

At the Berlin symposium marking the 140th anniversary of the Berlin Conference on Africa, Togolese Foreign Minister Robert Dussey emphasized the need for a "sincere" dialogue between Africa and Europe ...

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 ...

BAMAKO, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Malian army must adapt its defense strategies to security threats affecting both the country and the West African sub-region to make 2025 a year of "continuity and ...

France is preparing to hand Côte d'Ivoire back its only military base in the country in a ceremony on 20 February, further ...

The Economic Community of West African States announced recently that the three-member nations where coup plotters overthrew elected governments had finally exited the community. Issues related to ...

West Africa's regional bloc known as ECOWAS is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries formally quit the group, forming their own alliance and weakening the bloc's standing and ...

An ambush by a “group of criminals” killed at least 10 Nigerien soldiers near the country’s border with Burkina Faso this week, Niger’s ruling military junta said. An intervention unit was sent to the ...

At least 10 Nigerien soldiers were killed in an ambush by "criminals" near the Burkina Faso border, according to Niger's ...

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