Military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have announced their immediate withdrawal from the West African bloc ECOWAS, stating it poses a threat to...
France and Mali have suspended issuing visas to each other’s citizens in a heightening of a row between the former allies, diplomats said Thursday. The French...
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned against Russia’s Wagner mercenaries taking advantage of instability in coup-hit Niger, whose neighbour Mali has become a partner...
General Salifou Mody, one of the officers who seized power in Niger last week, arrived on Wednesday in neighbouring Mali, whose junta has supported the coup...
Mali, ranked 10th in Africa, are among eight countries that have been barred from hosting 2022 World Cup qualifiers next month after failing Confederation of African...
At least 13 Boko Haram fighters have been killed in clashes in southeast Niger while 4 civilians have been executed by the jihadists, a mixed African...
The West Africa bloc ECOWAS has condemned a military putsch in Mali and pledged a range of retaliatory actions, including financial sanctions. Rebel soldiers arrested Mali’s...
An additional 6,000 children under five could die every day from preventable causes over the next six months as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to weaken health...
Eight West African countries Saturday agreed to change the name of their common currency to Eco and severed the CFA franc’s links to former colonial ruler...
No fewer than five troops were killed in central Mali on Wednesday when their convoy was ambushed by jihadists, the armed forces confirmed. The army on...