While Hausa is the predominant language spoken in Niger, French has held official status since the nation gained independence ...

F our decades ago a 34-year-old army captain from Burkina Faso stood before the UN General Assembly and demanded a new world order. The speech, which was watched eagerly by young ...

A leading Nigerian priest has praised President Ibrahim Traore of Burkina Faso for making a strong statement in favor of ...

The military-led government of Niger Republic has taken a bold step in distancing itself further from its colonial ruler, ...

The military government of Niger has officially declared Hausa as the country's new national language, marking a break from ...

Guezouma Sanogo, president of the Association of Burkinabe Journalists (AJB), his deputy Boukari Ouoba, and Luc Pagbelguem, a ...

Niger’s military government has formally declared Hausa as the country’s new national language, marking a significant shift ...

The creation of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) by Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger to pursue economic and security ...

Diplomatic relations between Algeria and its southern neighbours have been severely strained following the downing of a ...

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Jaroslaw Wieczorek, Mission Chief for Burkina Faso, held meetings in Ouagadougou during April 1–8 in the context of the third review of Burkina Faso's ...

Algeria and Mali banned flights to and from each other's airspace, their governments said on Monday, amid an escalating ...