Niger's ruling junta said there would be a five-year transition to constitutional rule starting from Wednesday, in an announcement during a signing ceremony for a new transition charter.

Ostensibly meant to foster greater cooperation between Francophone countries, the three countries allege that the ...

As French-speaking countries celebrate International Francophone Day, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have this week announced ...

Abdourahamane Tchiani, an army veteran, was also elevated to the country’s highest military rank and signed a decree ...

The junta-run country quit the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie, an international group of French-speaking ...

In separate communications, the military governments in Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso announced their withdrawals from the ...

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso are now all ruled by military juntas that have severed diplomatic ties with France and expelled French troops while building security partnerships with Russia instead. The ...

Again, Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso have boycotted the ECOWAS Defence Chiefs meeting, continuing their disengagement from ...

Mali announced its withdrawal from the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF) on Tuesday, following similar ...

Ghana has chalked an unenviable position in the 2025 World Happiness Report after it emerged that the West African country ...

Niger's military ruler has been sworn in as the country's president for a transitional period of five years. Gen ...