A 50-year-old West Africa regional bloc is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso — formally left the group, known as ECOWAS.

African countries are working together to create larger markets and benefit from economies of scale. In the energy sector, ...

the multi-country anti-terrorism operation it launched at Mali’s request in 2013, France has given up most of its military footprint across west Africa with astonishing speed. By the end of the ...

The countries most affected by climate change are poor, rely heavily on agriculture for income, and are vulnerable to extreme ...

For all the latest headlines ... for talks between ECOWAS and the three countries expires in July, said Babacar Ndiaye, a political analyst at the West Africa–focused Wathi think tank.

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger officially left the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on January 29, having served notice a year ago, raising concerns over access to justice for the ...

This steely new language was a win in America’s long quest to get its allies to show more solidarity with Taiwan. Yet in the ...

The Nigerian Air Force has developed relevant capabilities in all these qualitative areas ... And it delivered aid and relief materials to countries in west Africa and beyond during COVID-19 ...

The country's border security, particularly in the North, remains weak, allowing individuals from neighboring countries such ...

Folasade Femi-Lawal, Country Manager and Area Business Head, West Africa, at Mastercard ... to a connected and inclusive digital future for all.” Standard Bank’s Mobile Virtual Network ...

By Kingsley MOGHALUStrengthening the trade between African countries is a necessary first step toward equipping the continent to engage with the world economy on its own terms. For too long, Africa ...