February 19, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. ESTyesterday at 5:00 a.m. EST 6 min Across the breadth of Africa, from the Atlantic Ocean ... are the countries of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger.

a strategic push to link Africa’s economies with the global trade network via the Atlantic Ocean. For landlocked countries like Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso, this project represents a gateway ...

Many of the programs are in fragile countries that are highly reliant on U.S. aid to support health systems, nutrition ...

As BRICS nations face increasing Western pressure, the alliance must decide between maintaining military non-alignment or ...

After coups in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, France was unceremoniously forced out ... in the Horn of Africa due to its importance to trade and access to the Indian Ocean. In 2017, they established a ...

Human Rights Watch says video footage circulating on social networks of a recent civilian massacre in Burkina Faso appears to ...

Terrorism in the Sahel has increased significantly, with deaths rising nearly tenfold since 2019, according to the Global ...

Pro-government militias in Burkina Faso are implicated in video footage circulating on social networks showing the massacre ...

The visit comes at a critical time, as Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger recently withdrew from the Economic Community of West African States, raising concerns about worsening insecurity in the region.

President John Dramani Mahama has emphasised that the primary reason behind the withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger from ECOWAS is a breakdown of trust. Following a closed-door meeting ...