The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) withdraws from ECOWAS and continues initiatives for independence, regional integration, ...

ABUJA NIGERIA - The departure of Burkina Faso Mali and Niger from West Africas most influential bloc the Economic Community ...

The exit of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso was the culmination of a year-long process during which the regional bloc tried to ...

Three countries under military rule have officially left West African regional bloc Ecowas, after more than a year of ...

"The rise of junta rule in the Sahel represents a complex interplay between decolonization and destabilization." ...

LAGOS (Reuters) - The Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) on Wednesday announced the formal exit of junta-led ...

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have officially left West Africa’s main political and trade group ECOWAS after more than a year ...

ECOWAS had given Burkina Faso Mali and Niger until July to reconsider the move but they said their departure was irreversible ...

Togo 39;s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Robert Dussey, has announced the possibility of the country joining the Alliance of ...

A joint force of 5,000 troops from military-led neighbours Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali will soon deploy in their troubled ...

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused a regional bloc known as ECOWAS of having double standards in punishing their military ...

Ghana has recognized the Alliance of Sahel States (ASS), a regional bloc formed by Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso to address ...