Most gold production and reserves in west Africa are found within the west African craton. This is one of the world’s oldest ...

Canadian miner Barrick Gold has signed a new agreement with the Malian government to end an almost two-year-old dispute over ...

Analysis - Captain Ibrahim Traoré is the interim leader of Burkina Faso, having taken over the position following a coup ...

Three countries under military rule have officially left West African regional bloc Ecowas, after more than a year of ...

Following the withdrawal of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso from ECOWAS, there are now fewer countries that Nigerian passport ...

The appointment of China's new defence attache to Niger signals a larger move by Beijing to fortify security in Africa, ...

The Fulani’s ancestry links to North and West Africa, the Green Sahara period, and ancient Berber groups, shaped by migration ...

The Rencontres de Bamako photography biennale took place from mid-November until mid-January without past sponsor France, ...

Canadian miner Barrick Gold has signed a new agreement with the Malian government to end an almost two-year-old dispute over ...

Following the ignominious end in 2022 of Barkhane, the multi-country anti-terrorism operation it launched at Mali’s request ...

The cost of a daily nutritious diet in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger is 110% higher than the west African region’s daily ...