Leaders and representatives of the Economic Community of West African States convened their 66th summit in Abuja, facing a delicate moment as Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger declined to attend. These ...

West African leaders have given Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso more time to reconsider their split from the ECOWAS regional ...

Following the confirmed exit of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger—now the "Alliance of Sahel States"—the ECOWAS bloc is now down ...

Despite establishing their alliance, these Sahel countries plan to leave, challenging regional integration efforts. This ...

AJACCIO, Corsica — Pope Francis on the first papal visit ever to the French island of Corsica on Sunday called for a dynamic ...

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have announced their withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), ...

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will have a six-month grace period after their scheduled exit from West Africa's main political ...

West African leaders from the regional group ECOWAS on Sunday gave three countries led by military governments six months to ...

President Bola Tinubu on Sunday chaired the 66th Ordinary Summit of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS, ...

The imminent departure of the three Sahel states could have a major impact on free trade and movement as well as on security ...

The dissolution of the Chad-France defence pact raises questions about Chad’s next potential partners. It could also reshape ...

Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has said he is "making progress" in a mediation mission with junta-led Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, after the trio announced their departure from regional ...