Captain Ibrahim Traoré is the interim leader of Burkina Faso, having taken over the position following a coup which he led ...

Mali's military government says it is investigating allegations that soldiers "coldly executed" at least 24 civilians in the ...

Most gold production and reserves in west Africa are found within the west African craton. This is one of the world’s oldest geological formations, consisting of ancient, continental crust that has ...

The Alliance of Sahel States (AES), comprising Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, officially launched its confederation flag Saturday in Bamako, marking a key step in strengthening the regional bloc ...

In his inaugural speech on 7 January 2025, President Mahama outlined his vision for a 24-hour economy, where “our markets are ...

NIAMEY, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- Niger's Defense and Security Forces (FDS) has said it lost five soldiers on Feb. 19 in a terrorist ambush in Sakoira in the country's western region of Tillabery.

Artificial intelligence is being used to influence democratic processes in Africa. Deepfakes, cheap fakes and fake news are all weapons that can be produced cheaply and endlessly. So how can citizens ...

I have long passed the stage of caution over being overly adulating of VP  Kashim Shettima, having written about him on ...

Governments and international organisations issue travel advisories urging foreign nationals about dangerous countries in African to ...

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has approved Nepal's action plan to exit the grey list after placing the country under ...

From February 24 to March 2, the ATP 500 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships will take place, marking the end of the Middle ...

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) at its Board meeting held from February 17 to 20, 2025, appeared to have provided further ...