With up to 6,000 fighters, JNIM is now the most well-armed militant force in the Sahel — and among the most powerful in the world, officials and experts say.

Member of Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Dr. Zainab Gimba, has blamed the rising spate of terrorism and violent extremism in Nigeria, West Africa and the Sahel on ...

Foreign Minister Tuggar has said ECOWAS’ door remains open to Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger’s eventual return.

One remark by Burkina Faso’s President Ibrahim Traoré deeply moved me:“Our generation can’t understand why we’re poor while ...

After two decades, and many failed counterterrorism efforts, the Trump administration is considering shuttering U.S. Africa ...

Captain Ibrahim Traoré, 34 years old, became the provisional head of Burkina Faso’s government after a military coup in ...

On May 27, 2025 security reports from Burkina Faso disclosed that a convoy of 47 long vehicles disguised as carrying humanitarian aid was intercepted at a border between Togo and Burkina Faso.Acting ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) faces growing threats of terrorism, climate change, military coups, ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is “confident” that Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will return to the regional bloc, Nigerian Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar said on Wednesday.

The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas), which was set up to promote trade and good governance across ...