Listeners swayed as the celebrated Malian duo Amadou and Mariam sang from a stage on the banks of the Niger River at an ...

Despite their citizens being among Africa’s poorest, Mali, Niger,and Burkina Faso boast mineral riches beyond the dreams of most nations. All three Sahel countries have sizable gold deposits, and ...

Criminal gangs take orders for specific models, use teenagers to grab them and quickly export them through ports up and down ...

Barrick Gold will resume operations at its shuttered Loulo-Gounkoto mine in Mali once authorities in the country allow it to ...

Niger is set to hold a national convention to map out its long-awaited political transition following the July 2023 coup that ...

The epic of Sunjata Keita has become heritage of the entire African continent ...

Following the ignominious end in 2022 of Barkhane, the multi-country anti-terrorism operation it launched at Mali’s request in 2013, France has given up most of its military footprint across west ...

African countries are working together to create larger markets and benefit from economies of scale. In the energy sector, ...

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — West Africa's regional bloc known as ECOWAS is facing significant challenges after three junta-led ...

Digital propaganda and manipulated information by external actors erode public confidence in democracy on the continent.For the past three decades, Beijing has started the year by sending its foreign ...

One of the most heart-warming stories in Nigeria last week was that seven governors, only three of them from Nigeria, met in Maiduguri to push forward with concerted efforts to salvage the Lake Chad ...