Junta-led allies Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger on Thursday announced that their own common passport will come into effect from January 29, the date of their departure from regional bloc ECOWAS.

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.

The last two towns before Goma, a provincial capital in Congo’s east, have just fallen to M23 rebels. They last captured the city in 2012.

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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.

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 ...

An Artificial Intelligence startup, Sahel AI, focused on helping legal professionals work faster and smarter, has announced the launch of its platform for contract drafting and review.In a statement, ...

European banks are on the up and up. And President Donald Trump has thrown spikes on the road for US climate policy. Plus, mining companies in Africa’s Sahel region are being targeted. Aanu Adeoye ...

European bank dividends are at their highest levels since 2007, US President Donald Trump froze billions of dollars in federal funding to green infrastructure projects, and Trump said yesterday that ...

France’s military and exploitative economic strangleholds were expelled from the African continent through actions in Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso where military coups have been responsible for regime ch ...

Director General, Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Prof Eghosa Osaghae, has raised fears over the continued existence or unity of ECOWAS.

A combined force of 5,000 troops from Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali will soon be deployed to address security challenges in ...