BAMAKO, Mali — Armed men attacked a Mali community just over the border from Senegal, Mali's military said Tuesday — an ...

Ibrahim Traoré counts admirers from Nairobi to Jamaica and London. Russia is also courting him.

The International Criminal Court is reviewing a confidential legal report arguing that the Russia-linked Wagner group has ...

Officals in Niger say armed men have killed 34 soldiers in western Niger near the tri-state border with Mali and Burkina Faso ...

As French-speaking countries celebrate International Francophone Day, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have this week announced their withdrawal from the International Organisation of Francophonie ...

Burkina Faso and Mali were also suspended following their own military coups - with the OIF sanctioning them in 2022 and 2020 respectively. Nonetheless, the OIF says it considers these multiple ...

Junta-led countries Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso officially left West Africa's main political and trade group ECOWAS on Wednesday after more than a year of diplomatic tensions.

The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, on Wednesday officially recognized the exit of three of its former ...

Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso formally leave ECOWAS The three junta-led West African nations, who have come together to form the Alliance of Sahel States (ASS) after their coups, formally left the ...

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger Republic will stop being members of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, from 2025. President of ECOWAS commission, Alieu Touray, made the ...

This decision followed a series of military takeovers: Mali in 2020 and 2021, Burkina Faso in 2022, and Niger in 2023, each leading to suspensions from ECOWAS and strained relations with the ...