Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused a regional bloc known as ECOWAS of having double standards in punishing their military ...

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

The Alliance of the Sahel States (AES), comprising Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali, marks a year of leaving the Economic ...

Seybata sits cross-legged on a worn blue mat in a sun-dappled compound in Harobanda, a neighbourhood in Niger's capital, Niamey. Her hands deftly stitch a large calico cloth, which she and a friend ...

Thousands of people rallied in junta-led Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali on Tuesday to back their withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States regional bloc, due to take ...

ECOWAS imposed heavy economic sanctions in the wake of the coups, fraying diplomatic ties and forcing the juntas to look for new routes to transport goods in and out of the landlocked states.

A single sector holds the key to closing half of the outstanding sustainable-development gaps: Agri-food systems in Africa ...

Four Moroccan truck drivers who were kidnapped in West Africa over the weekend were released in Niger, officials said, ...

When planning a holiday, it’s wise to check these three things before you leave for the airport: your passport is in date, travel insurance is still valid and you’re travelling to someplace ...

Niamey, Niger - An Austrian woman has been kidnapped by gunmen in ... she is an aid worker who has lived in Agadez - hundreds of kilometers away from the capital city of Niamey - for more than 20 ...