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

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — An attack by a jihadi group on a village in western Niger has killed 44 civilians, the country’s Interior Ministry said.

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

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

Mali has withdrawn from a global alliance of French-speaking countries, days after two of its neighbors took the same step.

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

The failure of governments to restore security contributed to two coups in Mali, two in Burkina Faso and one in Niger between 2020 and 2023. All three remain under military rule despite regional ...

Niger expelled three Chinese oil executives in a dispute over disparities between the salaries of expatriate staff and ...

Islamist militants killed at least 44 civilians and severely injured 13 others during an attack on a mosque in southwest Niger on Friday, the country's defence ministry said.

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.