French troop withdrawal in West Africa signals the end of 'Françafrique' and shifts geopolitical dynamics with Russia and China.

The World Bank has approved a $100 million credit from the International Development Association (IDA) to help Mali ...

Cairo: The third group of pilgrims invited by a Saudi royal programme to perform the Umrah or minor pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia have started arriving in the city of Medina, home to Islam’s second ...

Weedie Braimah is a djembefola (a master of the djembe drum), and a force of nature. Born in Ghana and raised in East St. Louis by two world-class drummers, his father Ghanaian and his mother American ...

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 to face rising extr ...

European explorers heard about Timbuktu and tried to make the long and treacherous trek to visit the city. Although not as ...

Endeavour's improved debt position and successful growth projects in West Africa bolster future profitability. Click here to ...

West African leaders considered military intervention to stop Niger from falling under the sway of a junta following a coup.

Earlier this week, Malian officials seized three tons of gold from the Loulo-Gounkoto mine as part of an ongoing dispute over how much of an ownership stake the military government will have going ...

Mali’s new penal code came into effect on 13 December 2024. It equates same-sex sexual relations with indecent assault and ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Mali's military government has started seizing gold stocks of the Canadian mining company Barrick as ...

Société d'Entreprise Houar, a company founded in Oujda, Morocco, by businessman Driss Houar, has won two strategic road contracts in Senegal worth nearly €100m. That includes the construction of an 11 ...