Most gold production and reserves in west Africa are found within the west African craton. This is one of the world’s oldest ...

The Alliance of Sahel States (AES), comprising Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, officially launched its confederation flag Saturday in Bamako, marking a key step in strengthening the regional bloc ...

The cost of a daily nutritious diet in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger is 110% higher than the west African region’s daily ...

In fact, most west African countries that have significant gold deposits have close to 50% of their landmass on the craton. Notably, between 35% and 45% of Ghana, Mali and Côte d’Ivoire’s ...

and its departure is in line with a growing trend among African countries to reduce their military ties with France. Though the handover comes as a spate of France’s former colonies in west ...

a far-right extremist group that has been banned as a terrorist organisation in a number of countries, including Israel and the US. Several members of Betar waved Israeli and American flags and ...

A 2009 terror attack on the Sri Lanka playing squad at Lahore resulted in international teams avoiding tours to Pakistan for ...

The South African government has reiterated its stance ... on Mineral and Petroleum Resources that the security of the country’s fuel supply had become vulnerable because of the recent closure ...

Countries in West Africa and the Sahel are facing a mixed outlook of expanding prosperity and innovation on one hand, and escalating hardship and insecurity on the other. Senegal and Côte D’Ivoire for ...

Russian Federation Council Chairwoman Valentina Matviyenko shares impressions of Sputnik’s new Ethiopia hub, Africa's bright, independent future with Dmitry Kiselev, general director of the Sputnik ...

Spokeo analyzed state government information and other historical sources to compile this list of stories behind every ...