China stands a good chance of taking advantage of the dwindling western presence in the Sahel region of west Africa.

It is easy to sway public opinion with soundbites but the debate on foreign aid needs composure and a view towards broader ...

African Parliamentarians highlighted, on Thursday in Rabat, the strategic and multidimensional vocation of King Mohammed VI’s ...

A 50-year-old West Africa regional bloc is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso — formally left the group, known as ECOWAS.

Within ECOWAS, there’s an institution known as the Community Court of Justice. Since 2005, this Court has had jurisdiction to ...

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger officially left the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on January 29, having ...

Once a key link in France's military presence in Africa, Chad was its last foothold in the wider Sahel region after the ...

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

The Sahel region is a geographical belt in Africa that stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, between the Sahara ...

The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) withdraws from ECOWAS and continues initiatives for independence, regional integration, and defensive cooperation.

The retreat, which comes amid increasing budget pressure and political upheaval in Paris, is another sign that France’s ...

The three junta-led West African nations withdrawal is the culmination of a yearlong process during which the grouping tried ...