Since its founding in 1975, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has been a cornerstone of regional ...

Understanding women’s role in illicit activities is key to reducing their likelihood of becoming associated with violent ...

Analysis - Despite the bitter exit of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger from ECOWAS and their formation of the rival AES, the destinies of the two blocs remain deeply intertwined.

It will cross several West African countries ... Off ocean coastlines, far away from Sahel terrorists affected areas, the ...

Africa stands at a distinct crossroads in its history. For centuries, the political borders of the continent were drawn based ...

China is stepping into a weapons supply breach in parts of Africa’s Sahel as authorities in the region cut ties with former colonial power France and Russia struggles to replace its depleted stocks.

The initiative seeks to strengthen governance monitoring and deepen participants’ understanding of governance dynamics ...

Djiby Sow Senior Researcher, ISS Regional Office for West Africa and the Sahel Fahiraman Rodrigue Koné Project Manager, Sahel, ISS Regional Office for West Africa and the Sahel Climate change does not ...

This meeting is crucial for Russia's strategic pivot in West Africa, and the strengthened cooperation with Russia will ...

France was recently asked to leave Chad, and its relations in central and West Africa are increasingly weak. With Russian ...

the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), instead prefers to impose taxes on local livestock farmers, said Nigerian GI-TOC researcher Kingsley Madueke. In the central Sahel -- Mali ...

Despite the bitter exit of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger from ECOWAS and their formation of the rival AES, the destinies of ...