Five Indian citizens were kidnapped in western Niger during an attack last week by armed men that also killed a dozen soldiers, according to two Nigerian security sources and a statement by Indian ...

Mali's military leader Gen Assimi Goïta has won the backing of key political allies to be declared president for the next ...

A national political conference launched by Mali’s military regime has recommended naming junta leader Gen. Assimi Goita, who ...

Supporters of Burkina Faso's junta rallied in the capital after the government said it had uncovered a 'plot' to overthrow it ...

Several thousand people rallied in support of Burkina Faso's ruling junta Wednesday, days after the military authorities said ...

The strategy reflects a regional trend, with neighbouring countries Mali and Niger also seeking greater control over their ...

True Independence & Freedom Can Only Exist In Doing What Is Right. It was 64 years last Sunday when Sierra Leone gained its ...

Morocco announced a trade initiative to facilitate Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger's access to the Atlantic Ocean using Moroccan ...

Burkina Faso plans to take control of more foreign-owned industrial mines, its prime minister said, as the West African ...

Twelve Nigerien soldiers were reported killed during a surprise attack carried out by armed assailants in western Niger, ...

Morocco's initiative to offer access for Sahel countries to the trade network and routes of the Atlantic Ocean has been ...

Burkina Faso has granted an industrial mining licence to Russian miner Nordgold for a gold project, the military-led West African government said, aiming to capitalise on record-high gold prices to ...