Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso — The military leaders of Burkina Faso and Niger said Saturday they would quit the G5 anti-jihadi force in Africa's Sahel region, the latest blow to the fight against ...

ALBAWABA- Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso have officially declared their unification into a confederation named the Union of Sahel States (AES). In this h ...

Burkina Faso shuts down foreign NGOs, citing sovereignty, as repression grows and rights groups warn of democratic and legal ...

BAMAKO, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Niger has authorised Mali and Burkina Faso's armed forces to intervene on its territory in case of an attack, the countries said in a joint statement on Thursday, ...

On January 28, the three military juntas in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger announced they would leave the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), a move that would limit opportunities ...

Young boys gather on top of a car, displaying the flags of Niger, Burkina Faso and Russia, during a demonstration demanding the immediate departure of U.S. soldiers from Niger, in Niamey, April 13 ...

President Trump is hosting 5 African leaders in Washington this week — a mini summit that's raising eyebrows over who was ...

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will introduce new biometric passports as part of their withdrawal from a West African bloc in favour of a new Sahel alliance after military leaders seized power in ...

People in Niger's capital, Niamey, gather at a sit-in alongside the prime ministers of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso to protest “foreign interference” in the Sahel region on Dec. 29.

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.

Niger’s junta invites Mali and Burkina Faso to aid its defense, asks French ambassador to leave. The move further escalates the international crisis in the West African nation stemming from a ...