Niger has ordered the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to cease operations, and for its foreign staff to leave ...

Interview. Activist Dayamba Bindré Roger warns that crises and conflicts increase vulnerability, making people easy targets ...

The junta-led countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced a new joint military force to combat jihadist groups ...

Within ECOWAS, there’s an institution known as the Community Court of Justice. Since 2005, this Court has had jurisdiction to ...

A 50-year-old West Africa regional bloc is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso — formally left the group, known as ECOWAS.

More than half say their government is doing a poor job of protecting and promoting the well-being of vulnerable children.

Thousands of Egyptians gathered in front of Rafah crossing on Friday to protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal that Palestinians from the war-torn Gaza Strip be moved to neighboring ...

The Sahel region is a geographical belt in Africa that stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, between the Sahara ...

The ongoing conflict between Hezbollah and Israel has led to mass displacement in Lebanon, with 1.4 million people fleeing ...

Africa Burkina Faso bans colonial-era wigs in courtrooms Burkina Faso has prohibited judges from wearing colonial-era wigs in ...

Ghana 39;s President John Dramani Mahama has appointed retired army officer Larry Gbevlo-Lartey as the special envoy to the ...

A combined force of 5,000 troops from Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali will soon be deployed to address security challenges in the central Sahel region. ・5,000 troops from Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali ...