The Trump administration has given 36 countries, most of them in Africa, a Wednesday deadline to commit to improving vetting ...

Despite a prolonged fallout within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Nigeria is making diplomatic ...

Education ministers from Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso seek solutions as conflict and displacement push education to the brink ...

Nigeria falls behind in healthcare, especially in the northern areas, in comparison to the junta-led Sahel countries of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, according to billionaire philanthropist Bill ...

Nearly two years after Niger's military seized power and the border with Benin was shut, tensions over security, sovereignty ...

Niger was, however, suspended from the OIF in December 2023, following its coup d'état. Burkina Faso and Mali were also suspended following their own military coups – with the OIF sanctioning ...

As French-speaking countries celebrate International Francophone Day, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have this week announced their withdrawal from the International Organisation of Francophonie ...

The withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from the bloc — now left with 12 member countries — was the culmination of a yearlong period of talks and diplomatic efforts aimed at trying to ...

Junta-led countries Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso officially left West Africa's main political and trade group ECOWAS on Wednesday after more than a year of diplomatic tensions. The withdrawal has ...

People carry a sign in support of the Alliance of Sahel States (ASS) during a gathering to celebrate the withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West African ...

The withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger is a huge blow to Ecowas, which at 50 years old is considered Africa's most important regional group. The split was sparked after the three departing ...