The Trump administration is considering adding 36 countries to travel ban, bring total to 55. Countries could avoid ban if ...

New extension of the US entry ban could impact a significant portion of the African continent, including countries that have ...

The Trump administration has given 36 countries, most of them in Africa, a Wednesday deadline to commit to improving vetting ...

A State Department memo suggests that a new group of nations, most of them in Africa, could be soon subjected to full or ...

Mali began construction of a new Russia-backed gold refinery on Monday, which the West African country's military leader said ...

Despite a prolonged fallout within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Nigeria is making diplomatic ...

Education ministers from Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso seek solutions as conflict and displacement push education to the brink ...

Nigeria falls behind in healthcare, especially in the northern areas, in comparison to the junta-led Sahel countries of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, according to billionaire philanthropist Bill ...

Nearly two years after Niger's military seized power and the border with Benin was shut, tensions over security, sovereignty ...

Niger was, however, suspended from the OIF in December 2023, following its coup d'état. Burkina Faso and Mali were also suspended following their own military coups – with the OIF sanctioning ...

As French-speaking countries celebrate International Francophone Day, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have this week announced their withdrawal from the International Organisation of Francophonie ...

The military-led nations of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger officially withdrew from the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) on January 29. They had announced their intention to leave ...