Burkina Faso’s largest gold mine, Essakane, produces over 400,000 ounces annually. Despite benefiting from rising gold prices, the Canadian company Iamgold faces soaring costs due to insecurity. The ...

The Sahel region, long plagued by instability, terrorism, and economic marginalization, has witnessed a transformative shift with the emergence of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). The ...

The withdrawal of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is the latest sign ...

Imports of major arms by African states fell by 44% between 2015–19 and 2020–24, which was mainly due to decreases in the arms imports of Algeria and Morocco, new research from the Stockholm ...

Ecowas has been struggling to keep its membership intact after Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, all junta-led states, decided to ...

Report denounces the growing use of military drones in Africa, where hundreds of civilians were killed in unmistakable or ...

Commission says it has initiated a contingency plan to mitigate unforeseen consequences of the withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger.The Commissioner, Political Affairs, Peace and Security, ...

With Ghana emerging from its worst economic crisis in a generation, President John Mahama has had be pragmatic in his first two months in office. The West African nation, which sends oil and gold to ...

The Economic Community of West African States Commission said it has initiated a contingency plan to mitigate unforeseen ...

The Economic Community of Africa State (ECOWAS) has activated its Standby Force to curb terrorism and other transborder ...

President John Dramani Mahama on Monday held a bilateral meeting with Captain Ibrahim Traoré, Interim Leader of Burkina Faso ...