Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso hope to form closer ties and move away from the wider regional group, Ecowas.

The military rulers of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger held a summit in Niamey, the first since the coups that saw them seize power. The neighbors quit...

Move is latest sign the countries are moving away from traditional regional and Western allies following spate of coups.

NIAMEY (Reuters) -Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, three military-led West African states, signed a confederation treaty on Saturday, underscoring their...

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have embarked on a notable geopolitical shift by aligning with BRICS following their departure from the Economic...

The military rulers of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will on Saturday hold their first joint summit since seizing power in a series of coups, Nigerien...

The Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has urged the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to unite to...

About 10% of the population is displaced and 40 of the west African country’s cities are cut off from aid – but agencies say they have only 17% of...

Defense chiefs of West African nations have proposed a 5,000-strong standby force to combat the region’s security crises at an annual cost of $2.6...

Dr Omar Touray, President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), says the bloc is planning a special summit on the future of...