BAMAKO - Mali’s armed forces have killed 80 militants in response to a series of simultaneous and coordinated attacks on military posts across the country, according to a video statement released by ...

Seven Malian army positions in western Mali, some near the Senegalese border, were targeted in coordinated attacks early ...

As jihadist violence spreads in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, Western influence wanes, and democracy fades into memory ...

West African Resources began gold production early at Burkina Faso’s Kiaka mine, set to yield 234,000 oz/year. The project aims to reverse declining national output, forecast to rise to 65 tonnes by ...

President Bola Tinubu last week handed over the affairs of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, to his ...

Burkina Faso-based financial group, Vista Group Holding, has acquired a majority stake in Société Générale Burkina Faso (SGBF). •The move is part of Vista Group's pan-African expansion strategy and ...

China's regime agnostic diplomacy in Africa--investing in countries irrespective of a government's adherence to the rule of law--holds inherent risks for Chinese investments and regional stability.

On proposed completion in 2030, the Great Green Wall is expected to be the largest living structure on the planet, three ...

By Ibrahim Abode, Bawku Municipality Ghana-Burkina Faso border points have proved convenient conduits for the illegal movement of large volumes of cargo either way across them, a media investigation ...