The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was established in 1975 with the aim of promoting economic integration, political stability, and collective security among its member states .

Africa is often synonymous with its drylands that cover two-thirds of the continent. Relief is brought through rainfall during the monsoon season, which is vital to help replenish water reserves for ...

Niger is set to launch a new national airline and a regional carrier under the Alliance of Sahel States, aiming to boost connectivity across West Africa.

A prison in Syria holds about 4,500 members of the Islamic State group who have been there for years without trial.

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The U.S. military has conducted airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia, the first attacks in the African nation during President Donald<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

If the collapse of EAC, and now ECOWAS, teaches us anything, it is that the greatest risk ...

Following the ignominious end in 2022 of Barkhane, the multi-country anti-terrorism operation it launched at Mali’s request ...

The Sahel region is a geographical belt in Africa that stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, between the Sahara ...

not just in Chad but in many countries across West Africa and the Sahel – a semi-arid region south of the Sahara desert. China has extensive economic interests in the area long plagued by ...