Three Ghanaians have told the BBC of their involvement in the fighting between Islamist insurgents and the military in ...

Listeners swayed as the celebrated Malian duo Amadou and Mariam sang from a stage on the banks of the Niger River at an ...

Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso no longer orient themselves towards France or Western business interests. As demand for raw materials grows, this pivot may have significant consequences for Europe’s ...

The Rencontres de Bamako photography biennale took place from mid-November until mid-January without past sponsor France, ...

China stands a good chance of taking advantage of the dwindling western presence in the Sahel region of west Africa.

The recent withdrawal of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has raised ...

The path to influence lies not in coercion but in persuasion, fostering relationships built on mutual respect and shared ...

In all these countries, the biggest foreign population is Nigeria. So, Nigeria will need to strengthen our cultural ties, and ...

Ferragamo for artisan communities in Burkina Faso to promote women’s empowerment through the Ethical Fashion Initiative ...

With France fast losing its influence in west Africa's Sahel region and an unpredictable US president in power, will China fill the vacuum?

Yakubu Gowon, the only surviving founding father of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), says he is ...