The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ruled that the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has the legal right to impose sanctions on Burkina ...

The path to influence lies not in coercion but in persuasion, fostering relationships built on mutual respect and shared ...

Despite their citizens being among Africa’s poorest, Mali, Niger,and Burkina Faso boast mineral riches beyond the dreams of most nations. All three Sahel countries have sizable gold deposits, and ...

Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso no longer orient themselves towards France or Western business interests. As demand for raw ...

ShareMinister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, speaks in this interview monitored on Arise Television on the final exit of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West African ...

This week's announcement by Niger's Foreign Affairs Ministry to effectively ban the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) came unexpectedly, apparently without any prior warning. ICRC Niger ...

West Africa's regional bloc known as ECOWAS is facing significant challenges after three countries formally quit the group ...

A 50-year-old West Africa regional bloc is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries — Mali, Niger and ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Tuesday that the official withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) raises concerns over access to ...

Widely seen as West Africa’s leading political and regional authority, the 15-nation ECOWAS was formed in 1975 to “promote ...

Former diplomats on Thursday warned that the withdrawal of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso from the ... the pretext of phantom coup plots,” he said. Akinkuolie urged ECOWAS and the AU to maintain ...

The rupture was sparked by the July 2023 coup in Niger ... Their military rulers accused ECOWAS of imposing "inhuman, illegal and illegitimate" sanctions. Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have ...