They said their departure was immediate, but under the bloc's rules, their withdrawal takes effect a year after the announcement.
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.
One of the most colourful and interesting periods in ancient West African history is set to be relived in an epic musical theatre production titled 'Mansa Musa and the Trail of Lost Gold, The Prelude' ...
The French president’s attitude towards Africa has been an ongoing headache for his diplomats on the continent, who find themselves running constant damage control.
While you were sleeping, global agencies reported the following events overnight from Wednesday to Thursday. Nineteen ...
Eleven political parties in Mali on Wednesday urged the ruling junta to confirm a timetable for elections and a return to ...
Canadian miner B2Gold said it is moving forward with plans to invest $10 million in exploration at the Fekola gold complex in Mali this year after a settlement with the government over its mining code ...
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 ...
A Spanish man kidnapped by an armed group in the turbulent Algeria-Mali border area thanked the Algerian authorities on ...
The 19-year-old midfielder is cutting his teeth in Europe's top club competition during his loan with Sturm Graz ...
The Spaniard landed at the Boufarik military base, south of the capital on a flight from Algeria's southernmost Tin Zaoutine ...
Three junta-ruled countries in Africa's Sahel region will join forces to create a 5,000-strong unit to fight the jihadist violence that has for years plagued the nations, officials said on Tuesday.