The Niger State Government has rescued 21 underage children who were being transported for human trafficking from Magama ...

NIAMEY, Niger, Feb 6, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Niger's army said Wednesday that 10 soldiers died in an "ambush" in the western Tillaberi region near Burkina Faso, where authorities have been battling a ...

Two former company executives with inside knowledge of Barrick Gold's operations in West Africa are helping to push Mali's demands for a payment of around $200 million from the Canadian miner, sources ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was established in 1975 with the aim of promoting economic integration ...

In response, Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso announced their exit last January and accused ECOWAS of failing to safeguard ...

Olivier Dubois, a French journalist, was kidnapped by JNIM, a branch of al-Qaida in Africa’s Sahel region, while on his way ...

The Niger State Government has confirmed the rescue of 21 trafficked children, with an average age of 9 years and below, from Magama Local Government Area of the state.The State Deputy Governor, ...

The Malian government’s overhaul of its extraction industry risks deterring companies from investing in the nation that’s ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Tuesday that the official withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) raises concerns over access to ...

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused a regional bloc known as ECOWAS of having double standards in punishing their military juntas. Negotiations failed to change their minds. By Saikou Jammeh ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was established in 1975 with the aim of promoting economic integration, political stability, and collective security among its member states .

Officials and citizens gathered for a ceremony in the southwest town of Kangaba to celebrate the one-year anniversary of Mali ...