Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, all junta-led states, have withdrawn from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) with immediate effect Read more
The list includes six Tuareg leaders belonging to an alliance of armed groups that recently relaunched a rebellion against the state despite signing a 2015 peace deal in Algiers Read more
The deal involves building the refinery to process 200 metric tonnes of gold annually Read more
Having expelled the french ambassador to the country, it has become the 2nd francophone country to do that after Mali Read more
He said the economies of both countries were based on cotton, cattle and gold, and forming a common market would provide more financial strength Read more
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