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

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

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

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

The three junta-led West African nations withdrawal is the culmination of a yearlong process during which the grouping tried ...

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

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

The military leaders of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have posed a major challenge to the bloc’s unity, refusing to heed its call for a transition to civilian rule.

Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali are due to withdraw officially from the grouping of West African states on 28 January.

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

The Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) on Wednesday announced the formal exit of junta-led Mali, Burkina Faso ...

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