Songhoy Blues, an African desert blues group with Touré at the helm, was eventually formed. The group gained fame after a run ...

Canadian miner B2Gold said it is moving forward with plans to invest $10 million in exploration at the Fekola gold complex in Mali this year after a settlement with the government over its mining code ...

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

Mali has grown closer to Moscow following military coups ... Ukraine condemned Wagner as Kremlin-controlled and accused the group of using terrorist methods and committing war crimes in both Ukraine ...

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ( OCHA ) issued an alert on Tuesday over intensifying hostilities ...

Host nation Morocco have been drawn alongside Mali, Zambia and Comoros in the group stage of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations ...

France’s military withdrawals provide West African states with a long overdue opportunity to assert their sovereignty. But ...

On January 23, the frontline saw 125 combat clashes between Ukraine's Defense Forces and the Russian invaders. That is ...

Moscow has sought to establish a greater presence in North and West Africa, and the “Russian Expeditionary Corps” is leading those efforts.

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