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

Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS, the body said Wednesday.

Three countries under military rule have officially left West African regional bloc Ecowas, after more than a year of ...

Sahara, the largest desert in the world, is home to some of the most dangerous animals that are well-adapted to the hot and humid climate.

Algeria summoned French ambassador Stephane Romatet on Tuesday, lodging a strong protest against “provocative” treatment of ...

This position was expressed by Malawi in a joint statement signed at the end of talks between the Minister of Foreign Affairs ...

France’s military withdrawals provide West African states with a long overdue opportunity to assert their sovereignty. But ...

Top State Department job like to go to J. Peter Pham, a diplomatic very familiar with Ugandan issues ANALYSIS | THE ...

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A rebel alliance in Mali said Tuesday it has freed a Spanish man who was kidnapped in southern Algeria ...

A Tuareg rebel alliance in northern Mali has released a Spanish man kidnapped in North Africa on Jan. 17, two of the group's spokesmen said late on Monday.

Four Moroccan truck drivers who were kidnapped in West Africa over the weekend were released in Niger. The drivers were the latest victims of insecurity in the Sahel, an arid swath of land south of ...

The government of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) - better known as Western Sahara - on Friday called for ...