As French-speaking countries celebrate International Francophone Day, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have this week announced their withdrawal from the International Organisation of Francophonie ...

Niger was, however, suspended from the OIF in December 2023, following its coup d'état. Burkina Faso and Mali were also suspended following their own military coups – with the OIF sanctioning ...

As French-speaking countries celebrate International Francophone Day, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have this week announced their withdrawal from the International Organisation of Francophonie, which ...

(Bloomberg) -- The military-led West African nations of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have announced their withdrawal from the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie, which brings together ...

Ghanaian President John Mahama has expressed concern over the complexity of efforts to reintegrate Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger into the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), stating ...

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have been under military rule following military coups. Though each coup had its own characteristics and specific triggers, their causes in structural terms were very ...

Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger are under the control of juntas after successful coups. West Africa: Scenarios of Ecowas-AES Relationships This Day, 9 February 2025 ...

West Africa is undergoing its own version of Brexit. By July Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will have quit the 15-strong ...

The visit comes at a critical time, as Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger recently withdrew from the Economic Community of West African States, raising concerns about worsening insecurity in the region.

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have rebaptised streets and squares in their capitals to get rid of French colonial names. In all, nearly 25 names have been replaced in the Malian capital Bamako ...