A militant leader from Mali championed a rock band and helped write a hit song before leading an Islamist army that killed ...

Breakaway Alliance of Sahel States (AES) – Mali, Niger Republic and Burkina Faso – widened the gulf between them and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) member nations yesterday.

The struggle of Africa and the Middle East against foreign oppression did not end with the fall of colonial empires. Instead, ...

Niger’s military rulers have imposed a 0.5 percent tariff on ECOWAS imports, threatening N234 billion in Nigerian exports ...

Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have declared a new 0.5% tax on imports from Nigeria and other ECOWAS member countries.

The tax was agreed on March 28 and took effect immediately. Humanitarian aid is however exempted from this tax. The three ...

Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have introduced a 0.5% levy on goods imported from Nigeria and other countries in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) is imposing a 0.5% tax on imports from outside the bloc to finance its activities. Customs authorities in each country will collect the funds, with exemptions for ...

Ostensibly meant to foster greater cooperation between Francophone countries, the three countries allege that the OIF has become "a remote-controlled political instrument" operated from Paris to suit ...

"Several dozen" soldiers and civilian auxiliaries have been killed in a suspected jihadist attack in eastern Burkina Faso, ...

Disputes surrounding the schedule of presidential and parliamentary elections are fueling the struggle for power and influence in Guinea-Bissau. Efforts by ...