The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is one of eight Regional Economic Communities (RECs) recognized by the African Union (AU). Until ...

The confrontation between France and the countries of West Africa is increasingly attracting international attention. With ...

The cost of a daily nutritious diet in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger is 110% higher than the west African region’s daily ...

In military junta-led Niger, a commission recommended a five-year transition to democratic rule. The junta's initial ...

Russia is expanding its influence in Africa as democracy wanes, with military strongmen carrying out coups and the United ...

Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso no longer orient themselves towards France or Western business interests. As demand for raw materials grows, this pivot may have significant consequences for Europe’s ...

A national committee to chart Niger’s future has proposed that the junta-ruled country return to civilian administration in five years under new rules that strictly limit the number of political ...

Niger’s National Conference on Thursday submitted a proposal to return the country to non-military rule after a five-year transition period during which the current military government will stay in ...

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They chose to leave ECOWAS, which they consider to be an "extended arm of Western interests," and founded their own Alliance of Sahel States (AES). This banner in Burkina Faso’s capital ...

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

Three countries under military rule have officially left West African regional bloc Ecowas, after more than a year of ...