Military budgets in Africa vary as governments allocate funds to national security and strategic defence. Increased spending ...

Following the withdrawal of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso from ECOWAS, there are now fewer countries that Nigerian passport ...

The Alliance for Sahel States (AES) has replaced ECOWAS passports with new biometric passports for its member states ・The ...

Russia is expanding its influence in Africa as democracy wanes, with military strongmen carrying out coups and the United ...

Nigerian travellers have lamented increased hostility at Niger borders, saying they face harassment and extortion without anyone coming to their aid.

The cost of a daily nutritious diet in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger is 110% higher than the west African region’s daily ...

Captain Ibrahim Traoré is the interim leader of Burkina Faso, having taken over the position following a coup which he led ...

Senator Imee Marcos said Beijing and New Delhi’s border pact proves dialogue can work, but analysts say Manila lacks the same leverage.

The Republic of Niger has begun enforcing restrictions on Nigerians traveling with the ECOWAS passport, barring entry for those without a valid international passport.

When healthcare workers in central Mali travel to vaccinate children against measles, they have to negotiate with the ...

The Republic of Niger has implemented strict immigration measures, now requiring Nigerians traveling with ECOWAS passports to ...