A 50-year-old West Africa regional bloc is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries — Mali, Niger and ...

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

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

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

Following the ignominious end in 2022 of Barkhane, the multi-country anti-terrorism operation it launched at Mali’s request ...

Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso first announced their decision to leave ECOWAS in early 2024 The three military-led West African nations - Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso - have officially withdrawn ...

nited States security engagements in West Africa cannot be understood without consideration of regional geopolitical challenges spanning political instability, climate change, humanitarian and food ...

Thousands of people have rallied in Niger and Burkina Faso in support of their countries' withdrawal from Ecowas.

Niger has become the first African country to eliminate river blindness, a parasitic disease that is the second-leading cause of blindness in the world, the WHO said Thursday.

The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulates Niger for having met the criteria for onchocerciasis elimination, making it ...