West Africa's regional bloc known as ECOWAS is facing significant challenges after three countries formally quit the group ...

Burkina Faso is a west African dryland country known for its ... making it an important migratory route between Europe and Africa. Nature reserves as protected areas cover 14% of the country ...

African countries are working together to create larger markets and benefit from economies of scale. In the energy sector, ...

Following the ignominious end in 2022 of Barkhane, the multi-country anti-terrorism operation it launched at Mali’s request ...

The military-led nations of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger officially withdrew ... which has tried to improve economic and political integration in west Africa since 1975, says it has left its ...

Following the official exit of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger Republic from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), political experts have described the move as unhealthy for the region.

Following the withdrawal of Burkina Faso, the Republic of Mali and the ... with the ECOWAS protocols until further notice." The West Africa body also directed the provision of full support and ...

However, in parts of West Africa, analysts say ECOWAS suffers from a legitimacy crisis, with citizens seeing it as ...

While genetic tests can reveal the ancestry of enslaved individuals, strontium analysis can now home in on where they actually grew up.

Junta-led countries Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso officially left West Africa's main political and trade group ECOWAS on Wednesday after more than a year of diplomatic tensions. The withdrawal has ...

Niger is set to hold a national convention to map out its long-awaited political transition following the July 2023 coup that ...