France’s military withdrawals provide West African states with a long overdue opportunity to assert their sovereignty. But ...

Junta-led countries Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso officially left West Africa's main political and trade group ECOWAS on ...

Across Burkina Faso, thousands gathered on Tuesday to celebrate one year since the country withdrew from ECOWAS.

France has handed over its last military base in Chad to local authorities. The move on Thursday came two months after the ...

France officially ended its decades-long military presence in Chad, its last stronghold in the West African region. The shift ...

Vista Bank, a digital-first Nigerian lender, has received regulatory approval from France’s Prudential Supervisory Authority (ACPR) to establish operations in France. Granted on January 1, this ...

The three Sahelian countries teamed up to form a confederation called the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) as they exit ECOWAS Wednesday.

The relationship between Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger is getting tighter. The junta-led allies will own common passport from January 29, the date of their departure from regional bloc ECOWAS.

The handover of the last French military base in Chad and the Sahel marks a loss of influence for Paris and European ...