The junta-led countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced a new joint military force to combat jihadist groups ...

Insurgents killed 25 civilians and injured 13 others in an ambush of a military-escorted convoy near Mali's northeastern city ...

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

Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, has disclosed that President John Dramani Mahama is working to ...

Niger has ordered the International Committee of the Red Cross to cease operations and for its foreign staff to leave the ...

Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has disclosed that President John Mahama has ...

Storyline: Many people in Niger have welcomed the country's departure from the Economic Community of West African States ...

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 ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was established in 1975 with the aim of promoting economic integration ...

At least 50 people were killed near the northeastern city of Gao in Mali after armed assailants ambushed their convoy and its ...