The withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West African States takes effect on Wednesday.

Junta-led Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso will officially quit the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Wednesday, following years of deteriorating relations that have redefined trade ...

Mali’s new penal code came into effect on 13 December 2024. It equates same-sex sexual relations with indecent assault and ...

The parties pointed out that so-called transitional period after the 2020 coup had now lasted ;for nearly five years, or as ...

Earlier this month, soldiers swooped by helicopter into a vast mining complex in western Mali and made away with three tonnes ...

Niger’s defense minister says the junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force ...

While you were sleeping, global agencies reported the following events overnight from Wednesday to Thursday. Nineteen ...

French troop withdrawal in West Africa signals the end of 'Françafrique' and shifts geopolitical dynamics with Russia and ...

Songhoy Blues, an African desert blues group with Touré at the helm, was eventually formed. The group gained fame after a run ...

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A rebel alliance in Mali said Tuesday it has freed a Spanish man who was kidnapped in southern Algeria ...

East African countries have plenty to offer Western miners in the coming years, notably the relative absence of strongarm ...

Niger and its neighbors Mali and Burkina Faso have battled for ... the juntas in the three countries left the Economic Community of West African States, the nearly 50-year-old regional bloc ...