Ecowas leaders gathered in Lagos on May 28 to mark the 50 th anniversary of the bloc. Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, the ...

The Sahel States Alliance launches a bank to boost regional economy. In Nigeria, tech drives recovery despite falling ...

A survey of Togolese citizens recently looked into perceptions of their government's handling of the terrorist threat in the northern region and of t ...

The European Union is seeking to harness Morocco’s established regional influence to restore its deteriorating relationships ...

The Ministers of Justice of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger met for the first time to lay the foundations for judicial ...

In a significant step towards strengthening judicial ties, the justice ministers of Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger (forming the ...

Exactly 50 years ago, on May 28, 1975, fifteen West African countries agreed to establish the Economic Community of West ...

"Africa has suffered too much. It's time for us to unite, to work, to develop. It's our mission—and we will carry it out!" ...

They have since formed their own union - the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). Why have these three countries exited ECOWAS, and is this a crisis point for the regional bloc? Catherine Nzuki is joined ...

The Kremlin is moving its pieces in the Sahel. A month ago, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov chaired a conference in ...

The Legacy of Exploitation “The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) must be at the forefront of demanding reparations from France,” states Alain Kone. “This is their rightful path, as this ...

Algeria has banned flights to and from Mali for “recurrent violations” of Algerian airspace, a week after it shot down a drone belonging to its neighbour. State television in Algeria announced ...