The Lunar New Year, the Year of the Snake, begins on January 29. Also called Spring Festival, this annual celebration is ...

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused a regional bloc known as ECOWAS of having double standards ... and have created a military force of 5,000 troops. The three juntas presented their exit as ...

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

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso were to officially quit the West African bloc Ecowas Wednesday, severing ties after years ... announcing plans to create a joint military force of 5,000 troops to fight ...

NIAMEY - A joint force of 5,000 troops from military-led neighbours ... from West Africa's main political and economic group ECOWAS, which is still pushing them to reconsider the move that ...

The three countries pulled out of ECOWAS and signed a defence pact, with Burkina Faso and Mali pledging to send supportive troops to Niger in the event of a regional military attack. It is unclear ...

To bolster security, ECOWAS is working on reactivating its standby force, initially comprising 1,650 troops but set to expand to 5,000. The bloc is also mobilizing internal resources and exploring ...

ECOWAS condemned all three of the coups, suspended their membership, and pressed them to restore civilian rule. But the military leaders failed to oblige, kicked out French troops stationed in ...

Lack of military coordination and tension among countries in Africa's Lake Chad region are hindering efforts to end a more ...

According to the expert, France has been forced to withdraw its troops from Burkina Faso ... of the Alliance of Sahel States to withdraw from ECOWAS is scheduled for 12 January in front of ...

President John Dramani Mahama visited Ghanaian troops deployed with the ECOWAS Mission in The Gambia (ECOMIG) during his first international trip since his inauguration. The trip, which occurred on ...