Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused the bloc of having double standards in punishing their military juntas. Negotiations ...

The Sahel states of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger are officially leaving the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Wednesday after 50 years, reported German news agency dpa. The ...

The three military-led West African nations - Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso - have officially withdrawn from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The regional bloc disclosed this in ...

Niger’s defense minister says the junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force ...

Thousands of people rallied Tuesday in Niger and Burkina Faso in support of the withdrawal of their countries from the ...

The withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is "a blow to ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Mali's military government has started seizing gold stocks of the Canadian mining company Barrick as part of a legal battle over the share of revenue owed to the West African ...

Junta-led Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso will officially quit the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on ...

Bakary Sambe, director of the Timbuktu Institute in Dakar, told AFP: “Would Russia take the same interest in Africa if the conflict in Ukraine came to an end?” In August 2024, Kyiv criticized Mali’s ...

DAKAR: Mali’s junta has begun seizing gold stocks from the Loulo-Gounkoto mine operated by Canadian firm Barrick Gold, according to a security source and an internal company memo said on Monday.

BAMAKO/DAKAR - Mali's government has begun enforcing a provisional order to seize gold stock at Barrick Gold's Loulo-Gounkoto site, the Canadian miner said in a note to Malian staff, warning again ...