Mali's military-led government is in a complex negotiation with Barrick Gold over $199 million in back taxes. With ...

Islamic State in the Greater Sahara militants attacked a military base in Niger, killing at least 46 soldiers. On Saturday, a tragic attack took place at a Nigerien military base in Iknewane, near the ...

These developments have led some analysts to believe Russia’s influence and ability to project power in the Sahel is waning, or that the Kremlin no longer considers the Sahel and other friendly states ...

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 ...

The Sahel region is a geographical belt in Africa that stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, between the Sahara ...

The three junta-led West African nations withdrawal is the culmination of a yearlong process during which the grouping tried ...

(Nairobi) – Civilians in East Africa and the Horn bore the brunt of armed conflicts between government forces and opposition armed groups in 2024, Human Rights Watch said today in its World ...

The HRW report also focuses on the seemingly endless conflict in the Congo ... Africa ruled by the military — like Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger — have cracked down on opposition and dissent ...

State-based armed conflict is identified as the most pressing immediate global risk for 2025, with nearly one-quarter of respondents ranking it as the most severe concern for the year ahead.

For years, Canadian mining giant Barrick Gold Corp. has seen its acquisition of a major gold mine in the West African nation of Mali pay off big time. Back To Top ...

In the broader sweep of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, this is yet another Band-Aid on a badly bleeding patient. The world needs to finally be serious about trying to find a solution to this ...