2 days ago · Relations between Ecowas and the three Sahel countries have been tense since the military seized power in Niger in 2023, Burkina Faso in 2022 and Mali in 2020.

6 days ago · On September 16, 2023, three West African states—Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso—formed a mutual defense pact called the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). The founding …

2 days ago · In a huge blow to Ecowas, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are leaving to forge ahead with their own group.

Sahel ([sa.ɛl], "Sahel") is one of Burkina Faso 's 13 administrative regions. It was created on 2 July 2001. The region's capital is Dori. Four provinces make up the region— Oudalan, Séno, …

2 days ago · After coming into power, the juntas in Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso announced that they were leaving ECOWAS. They then created their own security partnership known as the …

Sep 22, 2024 · Over the last decade, the region has been shaken by extremist uprisings and military coups. Three Sahelian nations, Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, are now ruled by military …

The central Sahel states of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger — all of which are now ruled by military juntas — are engulfed in a decade-long regional jihadist insurgency driven by al-Qaeda’s …

Oct 23, 2024 · In September 2016, the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) surfaced in Burkina Faso, launching its first major attack on a border post near the Burkinabe city of …

Mar 11, 2022 · Recent data shows that the landlocked country has now replaced Mali, the birthplace of the conflict in the Sahel, as the epicentre of the crisis.

Over 30 million Sahelians, most of whom are women and children, will require lifesaving assistance and protection in 2022, an increase of almost two million from 2021. Burkina Faso, …