Last year Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger formed the Alliance of Sahelien States (AES), a putative confederation to rival the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the main regional bloc.

The Economic Community of West African States announced recently that the three-member nations where coup plotters overthrew elected governments had finally exited the community. Issues related to ...

The Nigerien military junta recently accused Nigeria of collaborating with France to destabilise his rule by supporting the ...

nited States security engagements in West Africa cannot be understood without consideration of regional geopolitical challenges spanning political instability, climate change, humanitarian and food ...

The defence chiefs of ECOWAS countries, except for Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad, Guinea, and Niger, in Accra on August 17, 2024.

It is quite likely that Moscow and Beijing might align their strategies in the continent. This is a recipe for a massive ...

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

The Trump administration's decision to suspend American aid to foreign countries for 90 days has caught many African governments off guard. In the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), ...

Says Diversification, Human Capital Development Will Reduce Economic Disparities In Nigeria, Others The President of the ...

The 1990s brought some positive changes. With the end of the Cold War, dozens of African countries experienced ...

Widely seen as West Africa’s leading political and regional authority, the 15-nation bloc was formed in 1975 to “promote economic integration” among its member states. The bloc has also often ...

The ruling military junta of Niger Republic has ordered the International Committee of the Red Cross, ICRC, to immediately ...