The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has given Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger a six-month deadline, from January 29 to July 29, 2025,...

A man from Ghana has told the BBC how he was seized at gunpoint by jihadists in neighbouring Burkina Faso, before being taken to their vast desert...

BBC Africa speaks exclusively to a man from Ghana who was held captive by insurgents in Burkina Faso.

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger say they will allow free movement, as regional bloc meets to discuss their withdrawal.

Pakistan's military described the sentencing of 25 civilians by a military court as a "milestone in delivering justice to the nation."

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger had military coups in recent years and plan to leave the West African region bloc. At talks in Abuja, they were given...

The Economic Community of West African States hopes to use this time to convince the three nations to stay in the bloc.

Ghana’s national karate team has returned home with five medals from the 2024 Union of African Karate Federations (UFAK) West Region 2 Championship,...

Ghana’s national karate team has returned home with five medals from the 2024 Union of African Karate Federations (UFAK) West Region 2 Championship,...

Since Russia invaded Ukraine, it has extracted at least $2.5 billion worth of gold from Africa through illicit operations facilitated by its...