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 influence in the ...

Junta-led allies Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger on Thursday announced that their own common passport will come into effect from January 29, the date of their departure from regional bloc ECOWAS.

Earlier this month, soldiers swooped by helicopter into a vast mining complex in western Mali and made away with three tonnes of gold -- all done on the orders of the military government.

The French president’s attitude towards Africa has been an ongoing headache for his diplomats on the continent, who find themselves running constant damage control.

While you were sleeping, global agencies reported the following events overnight from Wednesday to Thursday. Nineteen ...

A combined force of 5,000 troops from Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali will soon be deployed to address security challenges in ...

Global Terrorism Index shows that Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger record the highest number of terrorism-related deaths in the region. Over the past 15 years, the Sahel has experienced a 1,266% surge in ...

Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali have formed a joint 5,000-strong military force to combat extremist violence in the Sahel region. After expelling French forces, the countries now rely on Russia's ...

Niger’s defense minister says the junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force that will soon be deployed in the restive Sahel region to face rising extr ...

The United Nations will this week appeal for $910 million to help tackle a humanitarian crisis in northeastern Nigeria, which ...

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

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A rebel alliance in Mali said Tuesday it has freed a Spanish man who was kidnapped in southern Algeria ...