Following the ignominious end in 2022 of Barkhane, the multi-country anti-terrorism operation it launched at Mali’s request ...

The Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) on Wednesday announced the formal exit of junta-led Mali, Burkina Faso ...

By Saikou Jammeh Reporting from Dakar, Senegal Three military-ruled countries have officially withdrawn from the West African regional alliance known as ECOWAS, the bloc said on Wednesday ...

Likewise, the impoverished Sahel of West Africa — countries like Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso — is torn apart by terrorism and conflict, such that it could become a vast region of chaos.

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The three junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from ...

ECOWAS Pledges to 'Keep Door Open' After 3 Coup-Hit West African Nations Exit Regional ... the bloc hopes to still collaborate with the countries in tackling some of the region's challenges ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The three junta-led West African nations of Niger ... member nations to continue to accord the three countries privileges of membership, including free movement within ...

West Africa has been rocked by a spate of coups that has countries in the 15-member body under military rule in the past five years. "The withdrawal of Burkina Faso, the Republic of Mali and ...

On January 29, 2024, the three countries led by military regimes formally notified ECOWAS of their desire for "immediate" withdrawal. But the texts of the West African organisation required one ...

The junta-led West African nations of Niger ... the bloc hopes to still collaborate with the countries in tackling some of the region’s challenges, including the deadly extremist violence ...