The Sahel region is a geographical belt in Africa that stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, between the Sahara ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has officially recognized the departure of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger from the regional bloc. A statement issued by the ECOWAS Commission on ...

Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso have officially withdrawn from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), marking ...

We get an update on an overnight collision between a commercial airliner and a Black Hawk helicopter above Washington before ...

Forty-five people have been arrested in west Africa over the past three months in operations targeting drugs trafficking and ...

The President of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Omar Touray, has said that the Authority of the Head of State and Government of ECOWAS will determine the ...

We provide services to Canadians visiting and living in Mali. The Embassy of Canada in Bamako is following the situation and providing consular service for Canadians in Niger. Canadians in need of ...

The authority of the Head of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will determine the bloc’s modalities of engagement with Burkina Faso, Mali and the Republic ...

The Sahelian State Exodus, Regional Stability and Nigeria Leadership Litmus Test - Can Abuja Steer a New Path?

The withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso – who have formed their own Alliance of Sahel States – from West African bloc Ecowas is set to take effect on 29 January, with security experts and ...

A Catholic charity has made it possible for a diocese in Burkina Faso to provide six months' basic food supply to impoverished IDPs (internally displaced persons). Bishop Joseph Sama of Nouna has ...