ECOWAS imposed heavy economic sanctions in the wake of the coups, fraying diplomatic ties and forcing the juntas to look for new routes to transport goods in and out of the landlocked states.

Suspected terrorists affiliated with Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin, JNIM, have launched a coordinated and deadly assault ...

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

Amid a decade-long push by African countries to abolish colonial-era wigs in judicial systems, posts have surfaced online claiming Burkina Faso’s President Captain Ibrahim Traore has officially banned ...

Gunfire erupted in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, on Sunday after soldiers from the country’s army mutinied and seized control of a military base. Shooting was also reported at ...

Niger’s defense minister says the junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force ...

CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) — Four Moroccan truck drivers who were kidnapped in West Africa over the weekend were released in Niger, officials said.

Supporters of Burkina Faso's junta leader Ibrahim Traore hold national flags of Burkina Faso and Russia during a ...

After overthrowing civilian governments between 2020 and 2023, Mali, Burkina and Niger have created the Alliance of Sahel States (AES).

Officers from the French and Chadian army salute as the French flag is lowered during a ceremony marking ... Barkhane in ...

As you would expect, it makes for some grim reading. In much of the world, government repression has expanded and deepened, ...

More than 100 illegal miners are believed to have died of starvation or dehydration in the Buffelsfontein Gold Mine near ...