China stands a good chance of taking advantage of the dwindling western presence in the Sahel region of west Africa.

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso were to officially quit the West African bloc Ecowas Wednesday, severing ties after years of ...

Countries in West Africa and the Sahel are facing a mixed outlook of expanding prosperity and innovation on one hand, and escalating hardship and insecurity on the other. Senegal and Côte D’Ivoire for ...

The Alliance of Sahel States (AES ... and Niger from ECOWAS is set to have significant implications for West Africa's political and economic bloc. While the three nations face challenges ...