The 5000-strong force is the latest in a series of measures by Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger to achieve closer integration ...

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

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

The Africa Report explores four possible scenarios that could unfold in the Alliance of Sahel States over the next year.

Sahel countries launch a joint battalion to fight armed groups as they boost ties with Russia amid rising insecurity.

Mali and Burkina Faso have announced a ban on US nationals, hitting back at Washington’s expanded travel restrictions set to ...

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 ...

At least 20 people were killed, injured or remain missing after attacks by extremist rebels on three villages in Burkina Faso’s Sahel region, the government announced. Sign up for our Daily eBlast to ...

The West African countries say the bans are equivalent to those imposed on their citizens by the United States.

Burkina Faso President Captain Ibrahim Traoré praised workers, security forces, media professionals and the diaspora for ...

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 plagued by ...