Three countries under military rule have officially left West African regional bloc Ecowas, after more than a year of ...

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

A 171-mile road project in a landlocked country in Africa is set to improve transport connections and provide a much-needed ...

Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS, the body said Wednesday.

A low population reaching military age has a direct influence on a country's capacity to sustain a strong and well-staffed ...

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused a regional bloc known as ECOWAS of having double standards in punishing their military ...

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

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

Sen. Jim Banks sends a letter to Marco Rubio asking him to investigate reports that a foreign aid agency pushed abortion on ...

Two associates of Benin's president have been sentenced to 20 years in prison, following their arrest last year on suspicion of plotting a coup in the small West African country.