Following the ignominious end in 2022 of Barkhane, the multi-country anti-terrorism operation it launched at Mali’s request in 2013, France has given up most of its military footprint across west ...

The junta-led countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced a new joint military force to combat jihadist groups ...

A 50-year-old West Africa regional bloc is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso — formally left the group, known as ECOWAS.

Burkina Faso is a west African dryland country known for its diverse ecosystems, including savannas, forests and wetlands.

Burkina Faso produced about 67 tonnes of gold in 2021. Since then, production has steadily declined due to security challenges. Despite new projects, the future of the gold sector remains uncertain.

France officially ended its decades-long military presence in Chad, its last stronghold in the West African region. The shift ...

Burkina Faso is leaving the West African regional bloc ECOWAS to join counterterrorism forces with Niger and Mali. The junta ...

French troops completed their withdrawal from Chad this week before a January 31 deadline, the latest blow to France’s ...

Two months after Chad severed its defence agreement with Paris, the French army has handed over its last military base in the ...

N’DJAMENA, Chad — France handed over its last military base in Chad to local authorities on Thursday, two months after the ...

Thousands of people rallied in junta-led Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali on Tuesday to back their withdrawal from the Economic ...

Burkina Faso’s Junta Chief, Ibrahim Traore, said that Macron had insulted all Africans. Traore, who has been in power since 2022, accused Paris of reorganising so that it could remain in the African ...