But analysts have warned Ghanaians risk being recruited by jihadis. For years, Burkina Faso has struggled to contain ...

Captain Ibrahim Traoré, Burkina Faso’s transitional president, has become the first recipient of the new Alliance of Sahel States (AES) passport following the bloc’s exit from the Economic ...

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

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) suspended its US-funded humanitarian work due to President Donald Trump's executive order to 're-evaluate' foreign aid on Tuesday. Providing essential aid to over ...

The withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from the bloc — now left with 12 member countries — was the culmination of a yearlong period of talks and diplomatic efforts aimed at trying to get them ...

Dr Godknows Igali is a former Nigeria Ambassador to Sweden, Denmark and Norway. He is also the First Vice President of the Academy of International Affairs of Nigeria. In this interview with WALE ...

When I worked for U.S.A.I.D., I was not a churchgoer, but the moral vision was clear: We Americans, in our affluence, must ...

They first announced their intention to quit in ... PRESS STATEMENT The withdrawal of Burkina Faso, the Republic of Mali and the Republic of Niger from ECOWAS has become effective today, 29th ...

The memberships of the three West African countries of Burkina Faso Mali and Niger have been formally withdrawn from the 15-member Economic Communit ...

Widely seen as West Africa’s leading political and regional authority, the 15-nation ECOWAS was formed in 1975 to “promote ...

Ghana President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday appointed a former national security chief as envoy to a new alliance formed by Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, signaling his administration's intention to ...