Tension in the Sahel, especially in crisis-ridden Burkina Faso and Mali, shows no sign of abating, reaching critical levels .

Extremists have killed dozens of soldiers in an attack on a military base in Mali. That's according to civil society and ...

An Al Qaeda-linked jihadist group active in West Africa's Sahel region has claimed an attack on a military base in Mali on Sunday that two sources said had killed more than 30 soldiers.

Yusuf Tuggar, minister of foreign affairs, says he is optimistic about the return of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso to the ...

Tuggar said although the three countries have exited ECOWAS, Nigeria and other member countries would continue relating with ...

Foreign Minister Tuggar has said ECOWAS’ door remains open to Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger’s eventual return.

Captain Ibrahim Traoré, 34 years old, became the provisional head of Burkina Faso’s government after a military coup in ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has announced that no sanctions will be imposed on Mali, Burkina Faso, ...

Even without brothers who left our organization,’ ECOWAS has an ‘understanding of the need to continue together as members of ...

A jihadi group aligned with Al-Qaida known as Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin, or JNIM, which is active in the Sahel ...