AES balance of trade has consistently been a deficit as imports into the region exceed exports from the region.

Three men tell the BBC they have crossed the border multiple times to fight the military. In a huge blow to Ecowas, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are leaving to forge ahead with their own group.

Mali’s transitional government has formally accused the Algerian military of shooting down a Malian surveillance drone near ...

Algeria banned flights to and from Mali after accusing the latter of airspace violations, deepening a diplomatic crisis.

Our principal objective now is to form a united Sahelian confederation force to tackle the terrorist threat,' says Malian ...