Listeners swayed as the celebrated Malian duo Amadou and Mariam sang from a stage on the banks of the Niger River at an ...

Listeners swayed as the celebrated Malian duo Amadou and Mariam sang from a stage on the banks of the Niger River at an ...

Despite their citizens being among Africa’s poorest, Mali, Niger,and Burkina Faso boast mineral riches beyond the dreams of most nations. All three Sahel countries have sizable gold deposits, and ...

Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso no longer orient themselves towards France or Western business interests. As demand for raw ...

The 38th African Union summit in Addis Ababa started with the election of commissioners, amid some confusion over the new ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has been urged to maintain engagement with Burkina Faso, Mali, and ...

On the sidelines of the Ministerial Roundtable at the Future Minerals Forum (FMF) 2024, a historic alliance was born; the ...

ShareMinister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, speaks in this interview monitored on Arise Television on the final exit of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West African ...

The CFA franc (Franc des Colonies Francais d’Afrique) was introduced in 1945, well before France’s decolonization in the late 1950s, as a way for France to control the economies of its African ...

Now there is no public support for sending any more troops to Africa even if they are requested by beleaguered African governments. Those African political crises have been a regular feature of ...

Insurgents killed 25 civilians and injured 13 others in an ambush of a military-escorted convoy near Mali's northeastern city ...

Formed in 1975 to promote economic integration and regional cooperation, ECOWAS has long been a pillar of political and economic authority in West Africa. The departure of these three Sahel countries ...