B2Gold expects to produce 180,000 ounces of gold annually from 2026 to 2029 at Fekola Regional. A mining permit is expected by Q3 2025, with production starting by year-end. Mali will hold a 35% stake ...

When Dmitry Medvedev, former Russian president and current deputy chair of Russia's Security Council, addressed the Liberation Movements Summit in South Africa on July 27, his message was as ...

The threat from Islamic State and al-Qaida extremists and their affiliates is most intense in parts of Africa, and risks are ...

By Earl ANKRAH, Ashwini Rekha SEBASTIAN & Allswell OKINEIntra-regional trade in agricultural and food products is crucial for ...

A group affiliated with Al Qaeda has killed dozens of civilians and eight soldiers so far this year in Togo, the country's ...

Outrage Grows in Nigeria’s Christian StatesBy Mike Odeh James and Luka BinniyatRiyom Bleeds Again: Military Presence Fails to ...

Since 2022, France has pulled its soldiers from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. Chad ended its security pact with France in ...

The U.N. food agency’s regional head says Nigeria is facing “an unprecedented hunger crisis,” and the need for food is rising ...

Mali’s military-led government is seeking to rekindle ties with the United States, courting both investment and security assistance amid a broader realignment in West Africa’s political landscape.

As mercenaries leave Mali, experts say remaining Kremlin-controlled Africa Corps is more than just ‘Wagner rebranded’.

DAKAR, Senegal — Even as it pounds Ukraine, Russia is expanding its military footprint in Africa, delivering sophisticated weaponry to sub-Saharan conflict zones where a Kremlin-controlled armed ...

West African Craton. Wikipedia The craton underlies much of west Africa, spanning parts of Mali, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Senegal and Mauritania.