Bombs planted on a roadside in northeastern Nigeria detonated, killing at least 26 people in several vehicles, including women and children, police said Tuesday. A…
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In a decisive move, the military councils of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso officially severed ties with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)…
West African regional bloc Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) removed sanctions on Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger on Saturday. The ECOWAS Commission lifted…
For the last decades, West African countries have been boldly expressing dissatisfaction with their relations with former colonial states, with which they have had deep…
The West African country of Sierra Leone was under a nationwide curfew Sunday after armed attacks on its main military barracks in the capital Freetown.…
Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) ordered the deployment of a standby force to “restore constitutional order” in Niger following the…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) canceled a crisis meeting about Niger that was scheduled for Saturday, as the bloc’s parliament said it…
Türkiye has been one of the factors behind the rise of anti-colonialist sentiment in West Africa, an expert said. Professor Enver Arpa, director of the…
While the traditional stringed instrument kora, which plays an important role in transferring oral history in West Africa, is losing its popularity day by day,…