STORY: French troops lowered their flag from a base in Chad on Friday, marking the end of France's military presence in the ...

The Sahel region is a geographical belt in Africa that stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, between the Sahara ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has initiated the post-exit dialogue with Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, which will determine the new relationship between the rest of the region ...

The memberships of the three West African countries of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have been formally withdrawn from the 15-me ...

ABUJA, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- The memberships of the three West African countries of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have been formally withdrawn from the 15-member Economic Community of West African ...

Thousands of people rallied Tuesday in Niger and Burkina Faso in support of the withdrawal of their countries from the ...

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

Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso's withdrawal from ECOWAS marks a significant shift in West African politics and trade relations ...

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger officially exit ECOWAS after over a year of diplomatic tensions; all three countries have had ...

ECOWAS asked its member states to still recognise the passports of the exiting countries bearing the ECOWAS logo until further notice.

The three Sahelian countries teamed up to form a confederation called the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) as they exit ECOWAS Wednesday.

The Alliance of the Sahel States (AES), comprising Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali, marks a year of leaving the Economic ...