China stands a good chance of taking advantage of the dwindling western presence in the Sahel region of west Africa.

Storyline: Many people in Niger have welcomed the country's departure from the Economic Community of West African States ...

Niger and Burkina Faso. There will also likely be fewer investments in the three countries, which are among the region's ...

A 50-year-old West Africa regional bloc is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries — Mali, Niger and ...

Analysis of Fortuna Mining's declining production in Q4-24, missed guidance in FY2024, and future mine closures - impact on ...

As an international diversified gold producer, Nordgold has spent the last 17 years developing its portfolio of gold assets across the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan, Burkina Faso and Guinea. Nordgold ...

Following the ignominious end in 2022 of Barkhane, the multi-country anti-terrorism operation it launched at Mali’s request ...

ECOWAS president Omar Alieu Touray told reporters in Nigeria’s capital Abuja that despite ... the juntas in Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso announced that they were leaving ECOWAS.

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

Thousands of people rallied on Tuesday in Niger and Burkina Faso in support of the move. Led by members of the military-led government in Niger’s capital Niamey, they chanted slogans hostile to ...