The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) withdraws from ECOWAS and continues initiatives for independence, regional integration, ...

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso were to officially quit the West African bloc Ecowas Wednesday, severing ties after years of ...

The exit of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso was the culmination of a year-long process during which the regional bloc tried to ...

Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali are due to withdraw officially from the grouping of West African states on 28 January.

"The rise of junta rule in the Sahel represents a complex interplay between decolonization and destabilization." ...

LAGOS (Reuters) - The Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) on Wednesday announced the formal exit of junta-led ...

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have officially left West Africa’s main political and trade group ECOWAS after more than a year ...

A joint force of 5,000 troops from military-led neighbours Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali will soon deploy in their troubled ...

Three countries under military rule have officially left West African regional bloc Ecowas, after more than a year of ...

The three junta-led West African nations withdrawal is the culmination of a yearlong process during which the grouping tried ...

ECOWAS had given Burkina Faso Mali and Niger until July to reconsider the move but they said their departure was irreversible ...

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused a regional bloc known as ECOWAS of having double standards in punishing their military ...