STORY: Tens of thousands of people this week flocked to the Malian town of Segou for a week-long celebration of music, art, ...

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

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

Despite their citizens being among Africa’s poorest, Mali, Niger,and Burkina Faso boast mineral riches beyond the dreams of most nations. All three Sahel countries have sizable gold deposits, and ...

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

Criminal gangs take orders for specific models, use teenagers to grab them and quickly export them through ports up and down ...

ShareMinister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, speaks in this interview monitored on Arise Television on the final exit of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West African ...

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

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

Now there is no public support for sending any more troops to Africa even if they are requested by beleaguered African governments. Those African political crises have been a regular feature of ...

In Mali's northeastern region near Gao, insurgents ambushed a military-escorted convoy, killing 25 civilians and injuring 13.

Insurgents killed 25 civilians and injured 13 others in an ambush of a military-escorted convoy near Mali's northeastern city ...