Key deliberations are expected to focus on the recent exit of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso—collectively known as the ...

CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — A special court in Guinea has sentenced the country’s former prime minister to five years in prison after finding him guilty of corruption and embezzlement of public funds.

Listeners swayed as the celebrated Malian duo Amadou and Mariam sang from a stage on the banks of the Niger River at an annual festival coloured this year by political shifts roiling West Africa.

Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, says the recent withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali from ECOWAS has placed more burden on the Nigerian military.Abubakar said this at the opening of the First ...

Power has its perks in Niger and the rules are being rewritten by those in charge. On Thursday, a national commission, representing participants to talks on the country’s transition to democratic rule ...

An apparent Islamist armed group attacked a civilian convoy escorted by Malian armed forces and allied militias in ...

You have done your part; I will do mine,” Tchiani said. Niger and its neighbors Mali and Burkina Faso have battled for over a decade an insurgency fought by jihadi groups, including some allied with ...

UNDP’s Regional Bureau for Africa (RBA), in collaboration with the African Union Commission (AUC), is pleased to invite you to the launch of the report on “Advancing Inclusive Development: Policy ...

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger countries situated in the volatile Sahel region have been at the epicentre of these debates. Their strategic importance, both politically and economically ...