A week after a jihadist attack on a military camp in central Mali, hundreds of civilians continue to flee the town of ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) plans to introduce a regional currency by July 2027 despite past ...

Wagner, a feared Russian mercenary group, is being replaced on the continent by another Russian paramilitary, experts say – ...

However, it remains present in a new guise—as the African Corps. The Russian Federation has decided to end its „special ...

Under President Donald Trump the United States has reset relations with west Africa's military leaders on a mutual ...

Families who've lived along West Africa's Niger River for generations have watched their livelihoods disappear as their ...

According to historians, Mansa Musa, an African man, possessed more wealth than any other individual on Earth.

Niger's army said its soldiers killed a leader of the jihadist group Boko Haram in the Lake Chad basin, but experts cast ...

Niger’s army has claimed to have killed Boko Haram leader Ibrahim Mahamadu, alias “Bakura”, without providing evidence, prompting caution from experts and a denial from the jihadist group.

Mali has arrested dozens of soldiers suspected of plotting to overthrow the junta, which itself took power in the west African country in a coup, sources told AFP on Sunday.

NIAMEY - Niger's military government has announced the nationalisation of the country's sole industrial gold mine, accusing its Australian operator of "serious breaches" as the junta seeks greater ...

August 8, 2025: Mali soldiers and the Russian Africa Corps are accused of kidnapping or executing numerous Fulani tribesmen. Nearly 20 Fulani were killed and over 80 kidnapped. These operations were ...