Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as of9 Alliance of Sahel States (AES) Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso leave ...

The withdrawal of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, takes effect on ...

This will happen on Wednesday, all three countries having ignored ECOWAS's call to extend the period by six months to try to ...

The Head of the European Union Delegation to Nigeria and Economic Community of West African States, Ambassador Gautier Mignot ...

Mali, speaking on behalf of the Confederation of Sahel States, which includes Burkina Faso and Niger, has once again urged ...

The relationship between Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger is getting tighter. The junta-led allies will own common passport from ...

The withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso – who have formed their own Alliance of Sahel States – from West African bloc ...

The exit of military-led Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) is seen to ...

Mali's military government is holding gold seized from Barrick Gold's Loulo-Gounkoto mine site at state-owned Banque Malienne ...

They said their departure was immediate, but under the bloc's rules, their withdrawal takes effect a year after the announcement.

DAKAR, Senegal — The junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force that will soon be deployed in the restive Sahel region, Niger's defense minister ...

The three countries will put their own common passport into circulation on Wednesday and have announced a unified army of 5,000 men.