In the Sahel, human rights defenders are being targeted more than ever by the various states, while civic space is ...

Russia is expanding its influence in Africa as democracy wanes, with military strongmen carrying out coups and the United ...

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger officially left the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on January 29, having served notice a year ago, raising concerns over access to justice for the ...

They chose to leave ECOWAS, which they consider to be an "extended arm of Western interests," and founded their own Alliance of Sahel States (AES). This banner in Burkina Faso’s capital ...

Following the coups, the three countries distanced themselves from France and last year formed a confederation, the Alliance of Sahel States (AES ... roughly four times the size of France ...

A joint force of 5,000 troops from military-led neighbours Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali will soon deploy in their troubled central Sahel region, Niger's defence chief said on state television.

Presidents and representatives of African Atlantic parliamentary institutions concluded their four-day meeting in Rabat ...

Ecowas say di Sahel states get six month grace period wey go ... while Burkina Faso export na $4.55 billion, and import na $5.63 billion. Niger record $446.14 million in exports and $3.79 billion ...

Junta-Led Sahel States Ready Joint Force of 5,000 Troops, Says Minister NIAMEY (Reuters) - A joint force of 5,000 troops from military-led neighbours Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali will soon deploy ...

which have formed a cooperation pact known as the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). "The unified AES force is nearly ready, numbering 5,000 personnel," Mody said on Tuesday. "It's only a matter of ...