Ghana's new leader said Tuesday he initiated a fresh bid to woo back Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger to the west African bloc ...

President John Dramani Mahama has committed Ghana to leading efforts to reknit the fabric of unity with the Alliance of Sahel States.

Since its founding in 1975, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has been a cornerstone of regional ...

At least 12 Nigerien soldiers were killed in an armed attack in Western Niger's Tillaberi region, the army said on Sunday.

Algeria and Mali share a 1,400-kilometer border and long-standing cultural ties, but their visions for the region have ...

The tri-border region has long been plagued by extremist violence. Just last month, a jihadi group attacked a village there, leaving 44 civilians dead, an attack the army attributed to the Islamic ...

International Relations Analyst Dr. Yaw Gebe has commended President John Dramani Mahama for his renewed diplomatic efforts ...

The members of the Alliance of Sahel States, comprised of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, announced on Sunday that they had withdrawn their ambassadors from Algeria after a Malian drone was shot ...

At the Antalya Diplomatic Forum, held on April 12, 2025, Burkinabe Foreign Minister Jean Marie Traore presented the vision of ...

The Alliance of Sahel States (AES), a confederation of the three African nations, accused Algeria of an “irresponsible act” that violated international law as it announced the withdrawals on ...

AES balance of trade has consistently been a deficit as imports into the region exceed exports from the region.