Three men tell the BBC they have crossed the border multiple times to fight the military.

In a huge blow to Ecowas, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are leaving to forge ahead with their own group.

Burkina Faso's Capt Ibrahim Traore had a holstered pistol in what some saw a security breach.

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger will leave the Ecowas group in January but have six months to return.

BBC Africa speaks exclusively to a man from Ghana who was held captive by insurgents in Burkina Faso.

The road could breathe new life into West Africa's regional bloc, Ecowas.

There are concerns Capt Ibrahim Traoré is trying to cling to power by stalling the return to civilian rule.

A shadowy operative appears to overstep his mark in the battle for Russian influence in Africa.