Mali's military government says it is investigating allegations that soldiers "coldly executed" at least 24 civilians in the ...

Following the withdrawal of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso from ECOWAS, there are now fewer countries that Nigerian passport ...

Listeners swayed as the celebrated Malian duo Amadou and Mariam sang from a stage on the banks of the Niger River at an ...

The cost of a daily nutritious diet in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger is 110% higher than the west African region’s daily ...

BAMAKO, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy for West Africa and the Sahel Leonardo Santos Simao on Friday called for the establishment of a cooperation framework ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is one of eight Regional Economic Communities (RECs) recognized by the African Union (AU). Until ...

The Republic of Niger has started enforcing new travel restrictions on Nigerians using the ECOWAS passport, denying entry 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 ...

Three military-led West African nations – Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the regional bloc said on Wednesday.

Similarly, a foreign affairs expert, Charles Onunaiju, cautioned that the withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger from ECOWAS could have severe consequences for regional stability and security.

Three countries under military rule have officially left West African regional bloc Ecowas, after more than a year of diplomatic tensions. The withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger is a huge ...

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