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

SEGOU, Mali - Listeners swayed as the celebrated Malian duo Amadou and Mariam sang from a stage on the banks of the Niger ...

China stands a good chance of taking advantage of the dwindling western presence in the Sahel region of west Africa.

However, in parts of West Africa, analysts say ECOWAS suffers from a legitimacy crisis, with citizens seeing it as ...

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

Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso first announced their decision to leave ECOWAS in early 2024 The three military-led West African nations ... by and about Africa - aggregating, producing and ...

BAMAKO, Mali — West Africa’s regional bloc known as ECOWAS ... The withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from the bloc — now left with 12 member countries — was the culmination ...

The junta-led countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced a new joint military force to combat jihadist groups ...

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 BAMAKO ...

Niger became the first African country to eliminate the parasitic infection onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, and the fifth worldwide, according to World Health Organisation (WHO).

Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso no longer orient themselves towards France or Western business interests. As demand for raw ...