BAMAKO, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Niger has authorised Mali and Burkina Faso's armed forces to intervene on its territory in case of an attack, the countries said in a joint statement on Thursday, ...

Burkina Faso's military government last week formally disbanded the country's National Electoral Commission, known as CENI, transferring all electoral responsibilities to the Ministry of Territorial ...

Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger collectively declared their withdrawal from the 15-nation ECOWAS, alleging that it undermines their sovereignty by acting as an instrument for foreign interests.

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger students in French visa limbo as relations sour. By Layli Foroudi. October 5, 2023 12:51 PM UTC Updated October 5, 2023 PARIS, Oct 5 (Reuters ...

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso withdraw from West Africa regional bloc ECOWAS as tensions deepen. The three countries allege that the bloc has “moved away from the ideals of its founding fathers ...

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso are launching a joint security force to combat rising extremist violence. The three nations had already formed a security alliance after severing military ties with ...

The statement reaffirmed that ECOWAS remains open to future engagements with Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger despite their decision to leave. “The withdrawal of Burkina Faso, the Republic of Mali ...

Niger’s junta authorized troops from neighboring Mali and Burkina Faso to come to its defense and asked the French ambassador to leave the country Friday, raising the stakes in a standoff with ...

West African Soldiers from Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso and Niger participate in a simulated raid during the U.S. sponsored Flintlock exercises at the site of the new French-backed international ...

As the U.S. plans evacuations, Niger's military rulers find support not only on the streets, but from some neighboring nations' own post ... Mody later travelled to Burkina Faso, ...

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty thanked Burkina Faso for backing Egypt's ...

Burkina Faso medical student Alfred Nikiema lit up as he read an email from his university allowing him to resume visa paperwork for training at a French hospital next year - a move that has been ...