Mali's military leader, Gen Assimi Goïta, has won the backing of key political allies to be declared president for the next ...

The military regimes in Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso and Niger are working to silence any criticism of the authorities in power. To suppress dissenting voices, the defence and security forces regularly ...

Half a century after ECOWAS promised peace and prosperity, three breakaway states are testing West African solidarity, sparking a potential trade war.

It was 64 years last Sunday when Sierra Leone gained its independence from its colonial master, Great Britain. It marked the end of an era ...

Like its neighbours Niger and Mali, Burkina Faso under Traore has turned away from its former colonial master France and ...

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Burkina Faso plans to take control of more foreign-owned industrial mines, its prime minister said, as the West African ...

Twelve Nigerien soldiers were reported killed during a surprise attack carried out by armed assailants in western Niger, ...

Morocco's initiative to offer access for Sahel countries to the trade network and routes of the Atlantic Ocean has been ...

Most editorial rooms have covered the excesses of Trump’s first hundred days well and have adequately responded to the ...