Olivier Dubois, a French journalist, was kidnapped by JNIM, a branch of al-Qaida in Africa's Sahel region, while on his way to interview one of the group's leaders in northern Mali.
It expects lower production and higher costs in 2025 as its Mako mine in Senegal depletes and fiscal changes in Mali drive up expenses.
West Africa gold producer Resolute Mining is set to produce fewer ounces this year at higher costs as its Mako operation in Senegal depletes and costs rise in
Barrick and Mali to start new negotiations
In a concerted effort to enhance health security in West Africa, stakeholders from the region’s One Health platforms gathered for a training workshop
The Sahel states of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger are officially leaving the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Wednesday after 50 years, reported German news agency dpa. The withdrawal from the regional economic bloc ECOWAS,
Mali head coach Tom Saintfiet has set his sights on a deep run at the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Morocco 2025, insisting that his team rsquo;s ambition is to reach at least the semi-finals .
The teams were drawn into six groups each containing four sides ahead of the 21 December 2025 to 18 January 2026 finals tournament that will be spread across six host cities and nine stadia in Morocco as Africa’s best chase the continent’s most coveted trophy.
President John Dramani Mahama has underscored the need for closer collaboration between West African countries to fight the canker of insurgency and extremism.
The draws for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations group stage has been conducted and defending champions Ivory Coast and Nigeria have been placed in tough groups.
Olivier Dubois, a French journalist, was kidnapped by JNIM, a branch of al-Qaida in Africa's Sahel region, while on his way to interview one of the group's leaders in northern Mali
French troops completed their withdrawal from Chad this week before a January 31 deadline, the latest blow to France’s shrinking military hold in its former West and Central Africa strongholds. N’Djamena abruptly cut ties with Paris in December and ended a military pact that saw 1,