With France fast losing its influence in west Africa's Sahel region and an unpredictable US president in power, will China fill the vacuum?

Niger is set to hold a national convention to map out its long-awaited political transition following the July 2023 coup that ...

China stands a good chance of taking advantage of the dwindling western presence in the Sahel region of west Africa.

Gowon acknowledged the recent withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger but remains optimistic about ECOWAS’s future, ...

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

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

Formed in 1975 to promote economic integration and regional cooperation, ECOWAS has long been a pillar of political and economic authority in West Africa. The departure of these three Sahel countries ...

This week's announcement by Niger's Foreign Affairs Ministry to effectively ban the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) came unexpectedly, apparently without any prior warning. ICRC Niger ...

At the Berlin symposium marking the 140th anniversary of the Berlin Conference on Africa, Togolese Foreign Minister Robert ...

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 senator said that Nigeria, as Head of ECOWAS, had insisted on the restoration of constitutional democracy in Niger ...

West Africa's regional bloc known as ECOWAS is facing significant challenges after three countries formally quit the group ...