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

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused the bloc of having double standards in punishing their military juntas. Negotiations ...

France’s military withdrawals provide West African states with a long overdue opportunity to assert their sovereignty. But ...

Ivory Coast’s expulsion of French troops follows similar moves across the region, leaving a power vacuum that must be handled ...

Niger’s defense minister says the junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force ...

The PAIX Dakar facility will enhance regional connectivity and provide businesses with high-quality colocation services.

Egypt is intensifying its efforts to strengthen ties with African nations, with the latest development being a cooperation ...

DAKAR (Senegal), Jan 29 (Bernama-dpa) – The Sahel states of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger are officially leaving the Economic ...

Senegal, Ivory Coast, and Chad have joined three West African countries — Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso — asking for French troop’s withdrawal, marking a major blow to France’s waning ...

This move follows broader trends across West Africa, with nations like Senegal and Chad also reevaluating their defence partnerships and asserting greater sovereignty. In a televised year-end ...

Senegal's President Bassirou Dioumaye Faye said that 2025 would see an end to all foreign military presence in the West African country, in a speech on Tuesday, December 31, to mark the new year.

A sweeping Interpol-led operation targeting illegal mining in West Africa has led to the arrest of 200 people and the seizure ...