France officially ended its decades-long military presence in Chad, its last stronghold in the West African region. The shift ...

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso were to officially quit the West African bloc Ecowas Wednesday, severing ties after years of ...

Russia has expressed support for the deployment of a joint military force by Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali to fight terrorism ...

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

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

Junta-led countries Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso officially left West Africa's main political and trade group ECOWAS on ...

Opinion - Last Wednesday, an official announcement was that three West African countries under military rule have officially left the regional bloc, The Economic Community of West African States ...

Three junta-ruled countries in Africa's Sahel region will join forces to create a 5,000-strong unit to fight the jihadist violence that has for years plagued the nations, officials said on Tuesday.

The French army has handed over its last base in Chad in a military ceremony in the capital N'Djamena, the general staffs of ...

Mali, speaking on behalf of the Confederation of Sahel States, which includes Burkina Faso and Niger, has once again urged ...

Junta-led allies Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger on Thursday announced that their own common passport will come into effect from January 29, the date of their departure from regional bloc ECOWAS.

Junta-Led Sahel States Ready Joint Force of 5,000 Troops ... Violence fuelled by a decade-long fight with Islamist groups linked to Al Qaeda and Islamic State has worsened since the coups.