President John Mahama says the withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger from the Economic Community of West Africa States ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has advised Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger to reconsider their decision ...

Africa’s sixth-biggest country, Niger, has taken a bold step to distance itself from its troubled past by adopting a new official language. For over 60 years, France controlled the country as ...

Several foreign actors, in the context of current rapidly changing geopolitical situation, are strategically involved in ...

President John Mahama has called for renewed diplomatic engagement with the Alliance of Sahel States, following the ...

Algerian authorities have expelled 1,141 undocumented migrants to Niger, marking the first wave of mass deportations in what humanitarian groups warn could be a worsening crisis. The group, comprised ...

The Economic Community of West African states (Ecowas) is set to mark 50 years in May 2025. It was established in 1975 by 16 member states. Though se ...

One of Africa's biggest countries has demoted French as its official language in favour of a native West African language.

While Hausa is the predominant language spoken in Niger, French has held official status since the nation gained independence ...

A new world order is emerging. The United States is no longer the sole force shaping global events; countries like China, ...

Niger's military junta leader Abdourahamane Tiani was sworn in as the country's transitional president ... but that was rejected by West Africa's regional bloc known as ECOWAS, which called ...

Despite a continent-wide ban, illegal trafficking of the beasts of burden continues to thrive in Africa, with local ...