Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso were to officially quit the West African bloc Ecowas Wednesday, severing ties after years of ...

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have officially left West Africa’s main political and trade group ECOWAS after more than a year ...

"The rise of junta rule in the Sahel represents a complex interplay between decolonization and destabilization." ...

Russia has expressed support for the deployment of a joint military force by Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali to fight terrorism ...

Sahel juntas -- Mali’s Assimi Goita, Niger’s Abdourahamane Tiani and Burkina Faso’s Ibrahim Traore -- are tightening controls ...

Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS, the body said Wednesday.

“We had to pool our efforts.” The security situation in the Sahel has worsened since the juntas took power, analysts say, with a record number of attacks and civilians killed both by Islamic ...

Ghana has recognized the Alliance of Sahel States (ASS), a regional bloc formed by Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso to address ...

Ghana 39;s President John Dramani Mahama has appointed retired army officer Larry Gbevlo-Lartey as the special envoy to the ...

The Sahel is one of the most challenged regions in the world ... severely impacting an already devastating humanitarian crisis. Historically, Nigeria has done the opposite of what it is being accused ...

The Defence Headquarters raised alarm over the increasing influx of foreign fighters from Sahel into terrorist groups within ...