Mali’s government seized more than a ton of gold from Barrick Mining, days after the West African nation’s junta leader signed a law granting himself a mandate renewable forever. State helicopters ...

Three Indian nationals, including a resident of Jaipur, a man from Telangana, and an engineer from Odisha, were kidnapped on ...

Mali’s transitional President, General Assimi Goita, has officially granted himself a five-year presidential mandate, ...

The Malian court-appointed administrator of Barrick Mining's Loulo-Gounkoto complex plans to sell one metric ton of gold from ...

Terrorist groups are becoming more daring with increased attacks on military camps across the west Africa region.

A l-Qaeda affiliate Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) is the main group behind a surge in militant jihadist attacks ...

Five years since the Mali coup of 2020, the key lesson is that the international community must move beyond the view of coups ...

As of March 2025, Hausa, which is spoken by almost 50 percent of the population, has been named the official language of Niger, replacing French, which was imposed during the colonial period.

Burkina, Mali, and the Niger Republic are among 54 African countries that will be hosted in Nigeria for the African Chiefs of Defence Staff Summit. The summit, designed to discourage Africa-led ...

Dozens of civilians have been killed in Niger after suspected insurgents attacked Muslim worshippers en route to Friday prayers in the village of Manda, near the borders with Burkina Faso and Mali.

Armed men killed 34 soldiers and wounded 14 others in western Niger near the tri-state border with Mali and Burkina Faso, the defense ministry said.

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has reached an understanding with Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger to collaborate on addressing terrorism and violent extremism in the region.