Fulani braids have a history that dates back to ancient Egypt. In modern times, the hairstyle is considered a symbolic of a ...
The Sahel, a semi-arid region stretching across Africa south of the Sahara, has long been a focal point of geopolitical competition due to its vast natural resources, st ...
Judi Rever is a Montreal-based journalist and author of In Praise of Blood, which investigates mass violence under Rwandan President Paul Kagame’s regime using survivor testimonies, former soldiers, ...
The sociopolitical and economic conditions that led to coups in other countries in west Africa are present in Nigeria.
The cost of a daily nutritious diet in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger is 110% higher than the west African region’s daily ...
ShareMinister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, speaks in this interview monitored on Arise Television on the final exit of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West African ...
At least 25 gold miners were killed and 13 injured when their vehicles were ambushed by terrorists near Mali's northeastern city of Gao, the army said late Saturday night. At least 19 terrorists ...
The army, however, did not mention military casualties. DAILY POST reports that the insurgencies took root in Mali’s arid north following a Tuareg separatist rebellion in 2012. The Islamist ...
Barrick Gold Corp. is continuing negotiations with the government in Mali, where the mining company has suspended operations at the large Loulo-Gounkoto gold mining complex and where Mali seized ...
Mali’s new law grants the government a 10% stake in mining projects, with an option to buy an additional 20% within two years. Credit: hyotographics/Shutterstock ...
Ilene Cohn, the director of UNMAS, said, however, that the suspension could have affected de-mining programs in African countries, namely in Nigeria, Mali and Sudan. US financing helps pay for the ...