Four Moroccan truck drivers who were kidnapped in West Africa over the weekend were released in Niger, officials said. The ...

The relationship between Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger is getting tighter. The junta-led allies will own common passport from ...

The exit of military-led Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) is seen to ...

Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have established a joint military force aimed at addressing the escalating extremist violence ...

Four Moroccan truck drivers who were kidnapped in West Africa over the weekend were released in Niger, officials said, ...

A combined force of 5,000 troops from Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali will soon be deployed to address security challenges in ...

DAKAR, Senegal — The junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force that will soon be deployed in the restive Sahel region against rising extremist ...

DAKAR, Senegal -- The junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force that will soon be deployed in the restive Sahel region, Niger's defense minister ...

West Africa’s junta-led nations – Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali – are set to deploy a 5,000-strong joint force to address escalating security challenges in the central Sahel region.

They said their departure was immediate, but under the bloc's rules, their withdrawal takes effect a year after the announcement.

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