Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso were to officially quit the West African bloc Ecowas Wednesday, severing ties after years of ...

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 .

Trump signed his first bill into law, directing the authorities to detain and deport immigrants who are accused of specific ...

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

The Sahel is grappling with unprecedented violence, as Al-Qaeda and Islamic State-linked jihadist groups intensify their attacks on civilians and m ...

Robert Jones, New York Times’ best-selling author, in his book, The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy and the Path to a Shared American Future, tells us how Native stories have been erased too long and ...

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused the bloc of having double standards in punishing their military juntas. Negotiations ...

The Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) on Wednesday announced the formal exit of junta-led Mali, Burkina Faso ...

Junta-led countries Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso officially left West Africa's main political and trade group ECOWAS on ...

East Africa is likely ... operations in Mali after the government seized control of its gold stocks, reportedly worth $245 million. “Now you have what’s going on in West Africa, there should ...

The military governments in West Africa, Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso, have built military ties with Russian mercenaries to fight insurgency. For military leaders, Russian mercenaries do not come ...

A coalition of separatists in Mali ... Africa’s largest country by area continues to face instability along its southern borders with Niger and Mali. The two countries are among the states in ...