Just days before the festival, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger formally left ECOWAS. The West African political and economic ...

The path to influence lies not in coercion but in persuasion, fostering relationships built on mutual respect and shared ...

Listeners swayed as the celebrated Malian duo Amadou and Mariam sang from a stage on the banks of the Niger River at an ...

Despite their citizens being among Africa’s poorest, Mali, Niger,and Burkina Faso boast mineral riches beyond the dreams of most nations. All three Sahel countries have sizable gold deposits, and ...

Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso no longer orient themselves towards France or Western business interests. As demand for raw ...

Listeners swayed as the celebrated Malian duo Amadou and Mariam sang from a stage on the banks of the Niger River at an ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has been urged to maintain engagement with Burkina Faso, Mali, and ...

Criminal gangs take orders for specific models, use teenagers to grab them and quickly export them through ports up and down ...

ShareMinister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, speaks in this interview monitored on Arise Television on the final exit of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West African ...

The Malian army must adapt its defense strategies to security threats, affecting both the country and the West African ...

China stands a good chance of taking advantage of the dwindling western presence in the Sahel region of west Africa.

In recent years, West Africa has seen a surge in terrorist attacks. The Sahel remains the epicenter, accounting for 47% of terrorism-related deaths worldwide in 2023, according to the Global Terrorism ...