Formed in 1975 to promote economic integration and regional cooperation, ECOWAS has long been a pillar of political and economic authority in West Africa. The departure of these three Sahel countries ...

At least 10 soldiers were killed by armed assailants in an ambush in western Nigeria, near Burkina Faso's border. The attack ...

West Africa's regional bloc known as ECOWAS is facing significant challenges after three countries formally quit the group ...

The withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from the bloc — now left with 12 member countries — was the culmination of a ...

The Sahel countries of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger in recent years have been ... Newsday Nassau partners with ICE ... New hope in opioid crisis ... LI Works: Mobile Barber ... Get the latest news and ...

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

Junta-led Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso will officially quit the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on ...

A government plain in the African nation of Mali to remove state support for Catholic schools could harm inter-religious ...

WASHINGTON, January 22, 2025 - The World Bank has approved a $100 million credit from the International Development Association (IDA) to help Mali increase access to drinking water and improve the ...

The Islamic State group is also active in the northern Menaka region of Mali, which has been embroiled in a political, security and economic crisis since 2012.

At $910 million, it is the most expensive humanitarian crisis in West and Central Africa, ahead of Chad, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, the documents showed. Nigeria is also grappling with a cost of ...

The local contact said: "Since 2012, Mali has found itself in a socio-political and security crisis. The Catholic Church is trying at all levels, above all in education, to make its contribution ...