It's tempting to conflate France's military exit from Cote d'Ivoire with its withdrawals from other regional countries. But ...

Three Ghanaians have told the BBC of their involvement in the fighting between Islamist insurgents and the military in ...

A 50-year-old West Africa regional bloc is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries — Mali, Niger and ...

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

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

The Sahel region is a geographical belt in Africa that stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, between the Sahara ...

The junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional ... in the eyes ...

(AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally ...

ABUJA, Nigeria — The junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn ... look even more like a loser in this conflict,” he said. Widely seen as West ...

MP Caleb Amisi and Babu Owino in Burkina Faso. Photo: Caleb Amisi ... ranging from food insecurity, conflict and disease. This is the beginning of a long and fruitful collaboration between us and the ...

The two organizations helped journalists in Africa’s Sahel region learn mobile journalism and safety while reporting on conflicts. They also gave out the annual Pax Sahel prize in recognition of ...