Thousands of people rallied in junta-led Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali on Tuesday to back their withdrawal from the Economic ...

France’s military withdrawals provide West African states with a long overdue opportunity to assert their sovereignty. But ...

Junta-led Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso will officially quit the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on ...

Niger’s defense minister says the junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force ...

Libya deported more than 600 men from Niger last month as North African countries — financed by the European Union to tackle ...

President John Dramani Mahama has underscored the need for closer collaboration between West African countries to fight the canker of insurgency and extremism.According to President Mahama, though not ...

An Austrian woman has been kidnapped in the northern Niger city of Agadez, media and the Austrian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday. The ministry said Austria's embassy in Algeria, which is also ...

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — An Austrian woman has been kidnapped by gunmen in Niger’s Agadez city, local residents and the Austrian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday, the first time a European citizen ...

It would be recalled that Niger Republic , Mali and Senegal announced their withdrawal from the body over what many have come to see as poorly handled diplomatic issues between the countries and ...

Niger’s military leader General Abdourahamane Tchiani ended 2024 by accusing Nigeria of plotting to destabilise his country together with France. An X account posted a video claiming to show Nigerians ...

French soldiers have already been pulled out of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. In November 2024, Senegal and Chad announced the departure of French soldiers from their soil, while the same action ...

After expelling the French troops, military leaders of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have moved closer to Russia. A wave of African countries is pushing the former coloniser back, but Senegal is ...