The decision by the military-led Alliance of Sahel States to impose a 0.5% tariff on goods from rival ECOWAS nations has ...

Ghana will host an Extraordinary Meeting of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Council of Ministers on April 22–23 in Accra, marking the official launch of the Community’s 50th ...

Dongobada seems to exist only on social media – specifically Facebook and X – and as a writer for outlets across ...

By July Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will have quit the 15-strong Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). While the specifics are rather different from the UK’s 2016 decision to ...

The official transfer of the West African Police Information System (WAPIS) to national and regional authorities signifies a crucial advancement in regional cooperation and the empowerment of West ...

Mistrust between the Alliance of Sahel States and Economic Community of West African States countries must be overcome to enable intelligence sharing and security cooperation. On 8 January 2025 ...

As the Kremlin deepens its footprint in Africa to counter the influence of the West, a post on TikTok claims Russia has removed visa requirements for all African states. However, this is misleading; ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has committed to helping military governments in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger acquire arms and training for a planned 5,000-strong force to deploy in the central Sahel region ...

The split between the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Alliance of Sahel States (Alliance des États du Sahel – AES), formalized by the withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali and ...

The recent decision by the Alliance of Sahel States – Alliance des États du Sahel (AES)), comprising Mali, Niger Republic, ...