The force's activation follows a report by the Global Terrorism Index, which identified Africa's Sahel region as the global ...

The junta successfully built a strong anti-French sentiment in Francophone African ...

West Africa is undergoing its own version of Brexit. By July Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will have quit the 15-strong ...

The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, has activated its standby force to combat terrorism in the sub-region.

The three Sahelian states' split from ECOWAS is reducing security cooperation at a time when West Africa is battling numerous ...

A 40-year-old Nigerian, Bishir Dauda, plans a 50-day advocacy and solidarity journey across West African countries to ...

A reflection on the myth and realities of its establishment, accomplishments, and challenges has shown that through ...

In May this year the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will roll out the drums to celebrate a landmark 50 ...

The Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, has called for strengthened military collaboration, intelligence ...

Togo appears to be openly courting a new confederation made up of junta-led Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger for whom access to the small nation's port would be a game-changer.

President John Mahama says he has gained new perspectives on the concerns raised by three countries regarding their ...