West Africa is undergoing its own version of Brexit. By July Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will have quit the 15-strong ...

The three Sahelian states’ split from ECOWAS is reducing security cooperation at a time when West Africa is battling numerous ...

The Ijaw Youths Council, a prominent socio-cultural group in the region, has now stepped forward to challenge the government’s actions.

The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, has emphasised the critical role of food reserve in tackling the growing food security challenges facing West Africa and the Sahel.Kyari ...

Food marketWest Africa, which is already dealing with complex issues ranging from political instability to climate change, is facing a devastating food crisis of unprecedented magnitude. The Economic ...

Gambia, according to Vines, has been more successful.Peacekeepers from Senegal, Ghana and Nigeria have kept the ECOWAS mission in the country going since 2017. "But I think ad hoc arrangements ...

The announcement comes as most West African nations are rethinking their relationship with France, which is losing its clout in the region ... regional organization ECOWAS, which requires them ...

Rwanda-backed rebels battling Congo’s army have pushed into a strategic, mineral-rich town in the east, ignoring calls for a ...

You have to hand it to the NCAA men’s basketball tournament selection committee for not only putting four of the sport’s largest coaching personalities in the same region, but also for putting ...

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali has withdrawn from a global alliance of French-speaking countries, days after two of its neighbors took the same step. In a letter seen by The Associated Press on ...

further strengthen Asean’s diplomatic ties and emphasise Malaysia’s crucial role in shaping the region’s future. Kao, a key member of the task force, highlighted last June that Malaysia’s ...