ABUJA — Activists in Nigeria say security in West Africa is directly related to the region’s ability to adapt to climate change. To raise awareness, an environmental group called 'Walk to Mali ...

In commemoration of the 50th Golden Anniversary of the Economic Community of West African States, Nigeria is poised to host the 13th edition of the West Africa Deaf Football tournament and the third ...

West African leaders’ summit opens as coup-hit countries form alliance. The formation of Sahel alliance by Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger overshadows ECOWAS summit, set to open in Abuja.

ABUJA, Nigeria — Dozens of Wagner mercenaries were killed by jihadis and rebels over the weekend in northern Mali in what one analyst described on Monday as the largest battleground blow to the ...

The 66th ECOWAS, which will be chaired by Bola Tinubu, has kicked off. Notably absent are coup-hit Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, who severed ties with the block, accusing them of unfair coup ...

Defense chiefs of West Africa on Thursday proposed an ambitious plan to deploy a 5,000-strong “standby force” to fight the region’s worsening security crises, a measure that analysts say ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — West African nations Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have withdrawn from the regional economic bloc known as ECOWAS, their respective juntas announced Sunday.

The coup-hit nations of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger are in haste to quit West Africa’s regional bloc without following its rules of exit, the body said Thursday as its ministers met to ...

Press comments by the Nigerian Chief of Army Staff Lt. General Azubuike Ihejirika may provide some insight into Abuja’s thinking on the crisis in Mali, and its relationship to the grass-roots ...

ABUJA - Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will have a six-month grace period after their scheduled exit from West Africa's main political and economic group next month during which the ECOWAS bloc will ...

Following the withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Republic from the Economic Community of West African States, ... ECOWAS Ministers meet in Abuja over Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger.

ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria has hired Éric Chelle to coach its men's national team, marking the latest appointment in a series of coaches as it risks missing out on the 2026 World Cup.