Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have effectively formalised their withdrawal ... forcing the Asian country to slap billions of dollars in tax demand on the Niger Refinery Company. The escalated crisis ...

Two members of an armed group allied to Mali's ruling junta were killed Saturday when their motorbike hit an improvised explosive device, according to a statement from their movement. The two victims, ...

On the eve of celebrating the 50th anniversary of its independence on June 25, 1975, Mozambique is going through a political and human rights crisis that ...

Known as “the blind couple from Mali," the duo of Amadou Bagayoko, who lost his vision at age 16, and Mariam Doumbia, who ...

The Italian Coast Guard has recovered six bodies and is searching for missing migrants after a dinghy from Tunisia sank in ...

Amadou Ndiaye meticulously ran his fingers across bumps in a piece of paper, making sense of the world he can no longer see.

OIF called for release of Keita in power since 2013 at helm of west African country, for years faced security, political and ...

One of Griaule’s most famous (and controversial) claims was our ostensible knowledge of Sirius B, the companion star to ...

March 8 (Reuters) - Barrick Gold remains "fully engaged and committed to reaching a mutually beneficial resolution" with Mali to end a dispute over its assets there, its chief operating officer ...

Mali said on Wednesday it was suspending licenses for foreign artisanal gold mining companies after a series of fatal accidents in the West African country, one of Africa’s top three gold ...

The crisis is being exacerbated by the expected early arrival of ... and vulnerable food-insecure families in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Nigeria. “With millions expected to face emergency levels of ...

ECOWAS Speaker Ibrahim has called for stronger regional unity and continued ties with Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso after their exit. The Speaker of the Economic Community of West African State ...