Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso face the task of untangling themselves from West Africa’s main regional bloc, Ecowas, after ...

Burkina Faso has said it considers the death of a Burkinabé activist in custody in Ivory Coast to be an "assassination".

The military-led governments of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso plan to allocate a portion of their national revenues to a ...

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger may soon join GIABA as non-ECOWAS members following endorsement by its Ministerial Committee.

Burkina Faso's military government has dissolved the country’s independent electoral commission, in a move critics say could ...

Alain Christophe Traoré, known as Alino Faso, a supporter of Burkina Faso’s ruling junta, was arrested in early January in ...

Burkina Faso has introduced new biometric passports that are distinctly missing the logo of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on their covers, following a disagreement with ...

Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger collectively declared their withdrawal from the 15-nation ECOWAS, alleging that it undermines their sovereignty by acting as an instrument for foreign interests.

“The withdrawal of Burkina Faso, the Republic of Mali and the Republic of Niger from ECOWAS has become effective today, 29th January 2025,” a statement by the ECOWAS Commission on Wednesday reads.

It appeared the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has not yet given up on their aggrieved members consisting of Niger Republic, Burkina Faso, and Mali, as observed at the body's ...

ABUJA, Nigeria — The junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS, the body said Wednesday.