ECOWAS assured that passports and identity cards bearing its logo will remain valid for travel within the region.

By Favour Ulebor, Abuja Despite the official withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger from the Economic Community of West ...

Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Christopher Musa, on Wednesday charged Niger Republic, Burkina Faso, and Mali to ...

Three junta-led nations have left the regional economic bloc ECOWAS, citing alleged French influence on the group. Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are increasingly turning to Russia as an ally.

The three countries will put their own common passport into circulation on Wednesday and have announced a unified army of 5,000 men.

The passport, set to be available from January 29, is part of their new alliance, the Confederation of Sahel States (AES).

This will happen on Wednesday, all three countries having ignored ECOWAS's call to extend the period by six months to try to ...

The Economic Community of West African States announced on Wednesday it had set up a committee to determine the modalities for future relationship with Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger. Wednesday marked ...

The exit of military-led Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) is seen to ...

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 frontier region between Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso has long been a hideout for insurgents linked to Islamic State and Al-Qaeda.

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