As French-speaking countries celebrate International Francophone Day, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have this week announced ...

In separate communications, the military governments in Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso announced their withdrawals from the ...

The junta-run country quit the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie, an international group of French-speaking ...

Mali announced its withdrawal from the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF) on Tuesday, following similar ...

NIAMEY - Islamist militants killed at least 44 civilians and severely injured 13 others during an attack on a mosque in southwest Niger on Friday, the country's defence ministry said. Read more at ...

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso are now all ruled by military juntas that have severed diplomatic ties with France and expelled French troops while building security partnerships with Russia instead.

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — An attack by a jihadi group on a village in western Niger has killed 44 civilians, the country’s Interior Ministry said.

Mali has withdrawn from a global alliance of French-speaking countries, days after two of its neighbors took the same step.

The military-led West African nations of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have announced their withdrawal from the Organisation ...