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 ...
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 ...
Turkey is not the largest power interested in Africa. Its economic engagement, arms sales, and foreign aid are dwarfed by one or more of the major powers.
President John Dramani Mahama on Monday held a bilateral meeting with Captain Ibrahim Traoré, Interim Leader of Burkina Faso ...