Niger’s defense minister says the junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force that will soon be deployed in the restive Sahel region to face rising extr ...

East African countries have plenty to offer Western miners in the coming years, notably the relative absence of strongarm ...

French troop withdrawal in West Africa signals the end of 'Françafrique' and shifts geopolitical dynamics with Russia and ...

The nations foreign minister says entry into the Alliance of Sahel States is not impossible Togos foreign minister has hinted ...

Earlier this month, soldiers swooped by helicopter into a vast mining complex in western Mali and made away with three tonnes of gold -- all done on the orders of the military government .

The junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force that will soon be deployed in the restive Sahel region against rising extremist violence, Niger’s ...

Reliance on Russia’s military offerings has become increasingly prevalent in parts of Africa, amid an aggressive push by ...

Women in Niger have been the most impacted by terrorist attacks in the country and now they donate money and goods to strengthen the anti-colonial fight in the countryWomen have always been at the ...

While you were sleeping, global agencies reported the following events overnight from Wednesday to Thursday. Nineteen ...

Africa will be the second-fastest-growing region globally. But persistent problems, including poverty, the effects of climate change, and weak governance, are fuelling widespread social frustration.

Four Moroccan truck drivers went missing on Saturday as they crossed the restive border area between Burkina Faso and Niger, according to a source from the Moroccan embassy in Burkina Faso and a ...

They said their departure was immediate, but under the bloc's rules, their withdrawal takes effect a year after the announcement.