Burkina Faso’s largest gold mine, Essakane, produces over 400,000 ounces annually. Despite benefiting from rising gold prices, the Canadian company Iamgold faces soaring costs due to insecurity. The ...

The Sahel region, long plagued by instability, terrorism, and economic marginalization, has witnessed a transformative shift with the emergence of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). The ...

The withdrawal of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is the latest sign ...

Ecowas has been struggling to keep its membership intact after Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, all junta-led states, decided to ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has launched a 5,000-member regional counterterrorism force to tackle the growing influence of jihadist groups, particularly Islamic State’s (IS) ...

Kadiatou Barry, forced to marry at 15 and move abroad, escaped her husband and returned to school for a better future. With support from the Sahel Women's Empowerment and Demographic Dividend Project ...

The force's activation follows a report by the Global Terrorism Index, which identified Africa's Sahel region as the global ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has activated its Standby Force to curb terrorism and other transborder crimes in the sub-region. Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, announced ...

With Ghana emerging from its worst economic crisis in a generation, President John Mahama has had be pragmatic in his first two months in office. The West African nation, which sends oil and gold to ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has activated its standby force to tackle the growing threat of ...

The Economic Community of West African States Commission said it has initiated a contingency plan to mitigate unforeseen ...

The Economic Community of Africa State (ECOWAS) has activated its Standby Force to curb terrorism and other transborder ...