Since withdrawing from ECOWAS, the post-coup countries have inaugurated a new bank, TV station and joint military force.

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have moved to tighten regional security coordination with the official launch of a joint military force, a new alliance-driven effort to confront Islamist violence and ...

What are the origins of the force composed of troops from Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger, and why is it needed? Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger -- the so-called "G5 ...

BAMAKO, Mali — The head of an alliance of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger declared Tuesday that the launch of a joint battalion “must be followed by large-scale operations in the coming days" in a region ...

Two U.S. spy planes previously stationed in Ivory Coast Rising jihadist attacks in Mali threaten shared border Ivory Coast offers launching point for Sahel operations DAKAR/ABIDJAN, Dec 11 (Reuters) - ...