The exit of the three Sahelian states thus provides a unique and rare opportunity for ECOWAS to develop without their baggage.

Panelists discuss how a second Trump administration could reshape U.S.-Africa relations, whether security, economic, and diplomatic engagement will deepen or decline, and how to define the U.S.

Two former company executives with inside knowledge of Barrick Gold's operations in West Africa are helping to drive Mali's demands for a payment of around $200 million from the Canadian miner, ...

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 ...

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire - January 29, 2025 The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) confirmed this Wednesday the ...

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

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

STORY: French troops lowered their flag from a base in Chad on Friday, marking the end of France's military presence in the ...

Forty-five people have been arrested in west Africa over the past three months in operations targeting drugs trafficking and the financing of terrorism, said global police body Interpol on Thursday.

Chad's President Field Marshal Mahamat Idriss Deby says this week’s departure of the last French troops from the central ...