A national committee to chart Niger’s future has proposed that the junta-ruled country return to civilian administration in five years under new rules that strictly limit the number of political ...

The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) lost three of its founding members on 29 January 2025. Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger comprised 16% of the bloc's population of 424 million and 7% ...

The cost of a daily nutritious diet in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger is 110% higher than the west African region’s daily ...

Russia is expanding its influence in Africa as democracy wanes, with military strongmen carrying out coups and the United ...

England are the only team to host the ICC Champions Trophy multiple times, as they hosted the event in 2004, 2013, and 2017 ...

As many Africans sour on the West, a new generation of military officers are seizing power, vowing to build strong and ...

No other tournament in cricket history has faced as many threats of being scrapped, but the Champions Trophy has survived multiple deliberations to return to the ICC calendar after an eight-year gap - ...

Militaries that have taken power in Africa's Sahel region - notably Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger - have put pressure on western mining firms for a fairer distribution of revenue from the lucrative ...

Militaries that have taken power in Africa's Sahel region—notably Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger—have put pressure on western ...

The Trump administration’s sweeping freeze foreign aid has left critical anti-terror programmes in limbo, disrupting efforts ...

The group of Afrikaners chanted the banned old national anthem, Die Stem, with some of them hoisting the old national flag as ...

Despite their citizens being among Africa’s poorest, Mali, Niger,and Burkina Faso boast mineral riches beyond the dreams of most nations. All three Sahel countries have sizable gold deposits, and ...