Ecowas Deliberates Exit of Sahel States From Regional BlocHeads of state from West Africa's regional bloc ECOWAS are meeting in the Ghanaian capital of Accra to deliberate on the decision by three of ...

The 100th meridian marks a dividing line between moist climates to the east and arid climates to the west. Climatologists now ...

Despite its current crisis, Ecowas can look back on successes in integration, peace and security, and good governance.

According to the UN, the region of the Sahel comprises 10 central and west African nations, with 400 million people who call ...

More information: Cesar A. Fortes-Lima et al, Population history and admixture of the Fulani people from the Sahel, The ...

A number of Algeria's southern neighbours have withdrawn their ambassadors from Algiers after the North African country was accused of shooting down a Malian drone over Malian territory.

While relations between Algiers and Bamako remains unpredictable, several Sahel and Algeria observers contacted by RFI say they do not believe the spat will not be militarised. However dialogue ...

Mali denies the drone crossed the border, and the three-country bloc — the Alliance of Sahel States or AES ... and woes of which the Malian people are paying the heaviest price,” Algeria ...