The United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy for West Africa and the Sahel Leonardo Santos Simao called for the establishment of a cooperation framework between the Alliance of Sahel States ...

Power has its perks in Niger and the rules are being rewritten by those in charge. On Thursday, a national commission, representing participants to talks on the country’s transition to democratic rule ...

Captain Ibrahim Traoré is the interim leader of Burkina Faso, having taken over the position following a coup which he led against Lieutenant Colonel Paul Henri Damiba in September 2022. The ...

Niger's National Conference has submitted a proposal to return the country to non-military rule after a five-year transition ...

Niger’s National Conference has submitted a proposal to return the country to non-military rule after a five-year transition period during which the current military government will stay in power ...

In military junta-led Niger, a commission recommended a five-year transition to democratic rule. The junta's initial ...

Russia has become a valid partner of Africa’s newest coalition, the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), consisting of Burkina ...

Niger's military-led government suggests a five-year transition to democracy after a 2023 coup. The proposal alters a previous three-year timeline, leading to the country's exit from ECOWAS and ...

The cost of a daily nutritious diet in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger is 110% higher than the west African region’s daily ...

Niger republic has started imposing restrictions on Nigerians traveling with Economic Community of West African State's (ECOWAS) passports.