Topic: Economic Community of West African States

In Mali, a war ends but instability lingers

The French drove out Islamist rebels in northern Mali. But can France and its African allies translate those victories into regional stability and peace?

In Mali fight, Chad proves a powerful partner for France

Terrorism & Security France: Mali withdrawal is in sight

Will UN peacekeepers get deployed to Mali?

Opinion A better way to keep Islamists at bay in Mali

Terrorism & Security France rolls north in Mali, but daunting second phase looms (+video)

Terrorism & Security Mali: French bring the troops, world now bringing the funds (+video)

French forces may have captured key Mali town for second victory in war(+video)

French public backs Mali intervention, but for how long?

Terrorism & Security Mali Islamists threaten to retaliate 'at the heart of France' (+video)

With French airstrikes, has the war to retake northern Mali begun? (+video)

France pushes back Mali rebels with airstrikes

Terrorism & Security US embassy evacuated as rebels surge in Central African Republic

Will Mali be Africa's Afghanistan?

Opinion Mali security nightmare: Why foreign intervention alone won't stop the chaos

Africa Monitor Arms, drugs, and human trafficking: What does the future hold for northern Mali?

African Union gets a South African leader, lending the group heft

Once a stopover, Mali town becomes frontline destination for displaced people

Rebel alliances strengthen in Mali's north, rattling neighboring countries

Mob assaults Mali's president, calling peace deal into question

Keep Calm West African group mulls intervention in Mali

Keep Calm West African bloc prepares to send troops into Mali and Guinea-Bissau

Separate bomb blasts rock Nigeria's newspapers, at least six killed

Keep Calm Charles Taylor, former Liberian president, found guilty of war crimes (+video)

In Monrovia, Charles Taylor's wife awaits his verdict