Despite a prolonged fallout within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Nigeria is making diplomatic overtures to reengage Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso, the three countries that ...

Burkina, Mali, and the Niger Republic are among 54 African countries that will be hosted in Nigeria for the African Chiefs of Defence Staff Summit. The summit, designed to discourage Africa-led ...

Jihadi fighters who had been operating in Africa’s Sahel region have settled in northwestern Nigeria after crossing from neighboring Benin, following the trend of militants moving to wealthier West ...

West Africa is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast ...

With barely a month to the permanent departure of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger from the West Africa regional bloc, the three countries have been given a six-month grace period to reconsider their exit ...