Former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, and former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi, have expressed ...

Political party bans by military authorities in Burkina Faso and Niger have met little resistance, but in Mali they ignited defiance.On 13 May, Mali's military transitional authority decreed the ...

Despite Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso's exit from ECOWAS, Commission President Omar Alieu Touray told FRANCE 24 that he remains hopeful West Africa will stay united. He highlighted the bloc’s ...

French uranium mining company Orano says it has sued the government of Niger after the disappearance of its director and the ...

Human Rights Watch has called on the Malian government to conduct a "credible and independent" investigation into the deaths ...

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger’s withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) became official in January. A month earlier, ECOWAS decided on a six-month grace period to ...

Like Burkina Faso and Niger, Mali is ruled by military regimes that took power following coups. The regimes have formed an alliance called the Alliance of Sahel States and have severely restricted ...

The incident occurred during a raid by Nigerien security services on the offices of Orano's subsidiaries in Niamey.