Military rulers in west Africa's Sahel region may well have celebrated had a recent coup attempt in Benin resulted in another ...

President John Dramani Mahama has called for building a bridge between the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) ...

Three West African countries have joined forces to launch a regional investment bank with a capital of 500 billion CFA francs ...

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have officially launched a regional investment bank capitalised at 500 billion CFA francs ($895 ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has approved Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger to join the ...

Nigeria is navigating a delicate diplomatic situation after personnel of the Nigerian Air Force were detained in Burkina Faso ...

The regional competition for emerging artists BE OPEN Regional Art, developed by Elena Baturina's humanitarian think-tank BE OPEN, is proud ...

Despite its lack of substantive resources, Russia is winning the battle for influence in the information space across huge ...

By Amos SAFOSecurity analysts of the Alliance of Sahelian States (AES), comprising, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have cited Nigeria and the Ivory Coast as the biggest threats to their fight for ...

West African regional bloc ECOWAS on Sunday threatened "targeted sanctions" on anyone obstructing Guinea-Bissau's return to ...

Presidents and their deputies from across west Africa met Sunday in Nigeria for a regional meeting whose agenda was dominated by two recent coup attempts.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday confirmed that 11 Nigerian Air Force personnel and a C-130 aircraft detained in ...