A new mining law in Mali that raises taxes and seeks to hand over big stakes in assets to the state and local investors will ...

The withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from the bloc — now left with 12 member countries — was the culmination of a ...

"The rise of junta rule in the Sahel represents a complex interplay between decolonization and destabilization." ...

Mali’s new penal code came into effect on 13 December 2024. It equates same-sex sexual relations with indecent assault and ...

The Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) on Wednesday announced the formal exit of junta-led Mali, Burkina Faso ...

The memberships of the three West African countries of Burkina Faso Mali and Niger have been formally withdrawn from the 15-member Economic Communit ...

The Malian government’s overhaul of its extraction industry risks deterring companies from investing in the nation that’s home to the world’s second-largest gold mine, according to Anglo American CEO ...

Niger’s defense minister says the junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force ...

Mali's junta has begun seizing gold stocks from the Loulo-Gounkoto mine operated by Canadian firm Barrick Gold, according to a security source and an internal company memo seen by AFP Monday ...

Eleven political parties in Mali on Wednesday urged the ruling junta to confirm a timetable for elections and a return to civilian rule, in a rare display of dissent. And they called on the junta to ...

West Africa's ECOWAS is facing challenges after Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso left, formalizing their own alliance and weakening the bloc's influence. This marks a historic first in the bloc's 50-year ...

"Major General Abdoulaye Maiga is appointed prime minister," said a decree issued by junta chief General Assimi Goita and read out by the secretary general of the presidency on state television ...