Niger’s defense minister says the junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force that will soon be deployed in the restive Sahel region against rising ...

The junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force that will soon be deployed in the restive Sahel region against rising extremist violence, Niger’s ...

Burkina Faso raised 30 billion FCFA ($47 million) in its first issuance of the year in the WAEMU securities market Initially targeting 30 billion FCFA, the country received total offers worth 43.36 ...

Earlier this month, soldiers swooped by helicopter into a vast mining complex in western Mali and made away with three tonnes of gold -- all done on the orders of the military government.

Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama has appointed a former national security chief as envoy to the alliance formed by Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, signalling his administration's intention to mend ...

France’s enduring strategy to destabilise the Sahel is manifesting through new and suspicious demonstrations allegedly ...

The withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso – who have formed their own Alliance of Sahel States – from West African bloc ...

Barrick Gold has been in dispute with Mali since 2023 Mine site has around 4 tons of gold stocked, says employee Mali, ...

Mali's military government is holding gold seized from Barrick Gold's Loulo-Gounkoto mine site at state-owned Banque Malienne ...

By Portia Crowe, Divya Rajagopal and Giulia Paravicini DAKAR (Reuters) -Mali began flying gold out of Canadian miner Barrick ...

President John Dramani Mahama has underscored the need for closer collaboration between West African countries to fight the canker of insurgency and extremism.According to President Mahama, though not ...

The £12 billion Trans-West African Coastal Highway aims to connect 12 countries, transforming regional trade, travel, and cultural exchange across West Africa.