While the military juntas in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger that came to power after a coup d'état sought a break with France, Chad does not seem to be seeking to cut all ties, with N'Djamena referring ...

France’s military withdrawals provide West African states with a long overdue opportunity to assert their sovereignty. But ...

Junta-led countries Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso officially left West Africa's main political and trade group ECOWAS on ...

Across Burkina Faso, thousands gathered on Tuesday to celebrate one year since the country withdrew from ECOWAS.

France officially ended its decades-long military presence in Chad, its last stronghold in the West African region. The shift ...

France has handed over its last military base in Chad to local authorities. The move on Thursday came two months after the ...

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have officially severed ties with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), ...

The ECOWAS bloc has offered some concessions to Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger following their exit from the union ・ECOWAS ...

The relationship between Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger is getting tighter. The junta-led allies will own common passport from January 29, the date of their departure from regional bloc ECOWAS.

Amid a decade-long push by African countries to abolish colonial-era wigs in judicial systems, posts have surfaced online claiming Burkina Faso’s President Captain Ibrahim Traore has officially banned ...