West African neighbours of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have imposed a new 0.5% levy on imported goods. They said this in a ...

Ostensibly meant to foster greater cooperation between Francophone countries, the three countries allege that the OIF has become "a remote-controlled political instrument" operated from Paris to suit ...

Abidjan (West Africa): "Several dozen" soldiers and civilian auxilaries have been killed in a suspected jihadist attack in ...

Burkina Faso's ruling military junta has arrested three prominent journalists, escalating its crackdown on media freedom in ...

One security source in Tapoa province said an army detachment from the main city of Diapaga was targeted in a “violent attack ...

Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have introduced a 0.5% levy on imported goods from the Economic Community of West African ...

Analysis - France has handed over control to the Senegalese government of two military bases in Senegal's capital, Dakar that it has used for decades. The move follows an announcement in late 2024 by ...

At least eight journalists and political activists have been allegedly "kidnapped' by state actors and their whereabouts ...

ASX-listed unhedged gold mining company West African Resources has reported positive results for its resource estimation and ...

In separate communications, the military governments in Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso announced their withdrawals from the ...

DAKAR, Senegal — Burkina Faso's ruling military junta arrested three prominent journalists, escalating its crackdown on media freedom in the West African country, according to a Human Rights ...