Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: Colonel Assimi Goita, leader of Malian military junta, looks on while he stands behind Niger's President Mahamadou ...

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have sharply criticised Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over remarks linking Nigeria’s ...

On 28 January, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger jointly announced their withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). They are expected to leave by January 2025. By closing the ...

Nigeria, Africa’s largest telecom market, is exploring new fibre routes through Niger and Benin that could reduce the cost of internet connectivity in landlocked Burkina Faso by up to 50 per cent, as ...

The putschists in Africa’s Sahel countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have cited worsening insecurity and poor governance – and later pushed the issue of sovereignty – as triggers for their coups ...

The Sahel countries of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger signed a defense pact on September 16, establishing a military alliance called the Alliance of Sahel States (AES in French). The three heads of ...

On 16 September 2023 in Bamako, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger established the Alliance of Sahel States, a mutual defence pact. The agreement was signed against the backdrop of an ongoing political ...

Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso have not announced a halt to exports of uranium and gold, despite posts on social media in July and August suggesting all three countries had decided to stop supplies of ...

The Republic of Ireland and New Zealand are the latest to withdraw their endorsement of Infantino after his botched World Cup sell-off plan BBC Sport Africa looks at some of the key takeaways from ...

We’ll hear music from the popular Tal National and the duo of Saadou Bori and Moussa Poussy, and several Tuareg groups with ...