Earlier this month, soldiers swooped by helicopter into a vast mining complex in western Mali and made away with three tonnes of gold -- all done on the orders of the military government.

One of the most colourful and interesting periods in ancient West African history is set to be relived in an epic musical theatre production titled 'Mansa Musa and the Trail of Lost Gold, The Prelude' ...

The French president’s attitude towards Africa has been an ongoing headache for his diplomats on the continent, who find themselves running constant damage control.

B2Gold was among the first companies to negotiate a settlement with the Malian Government over its 2023 mining code.

While you were sleeping, global agencies reported the following events overnight from Wednesday to Thursday. Nineteen ...

Eleven political parties in Mali on Wednesday urged the ruling junta to confirm a timetable for elections and a return to ...

Canadian miner B2Gold said it is moving forward with plans to invest $10 million in exploration at the Fekola gold complex in Mali this year after a settlement with the government over its mining code ...

Niger’s defense minister says the junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force that will soon be deployed in the restive Sahel region against rising ...

A Spanish man kidnapped by an armed group in the turbulent Algeria-Mali border area thanked the Algerian authorities on ...

The Spaniard landed at the Boufarik military base, south of the capital on a flight from Algeria's southernmost Tin Zaoutine ...

Three junta-ruled countries in Africa's Sahel region will join forces to create a 5,000-strong unit to fight the jihadist violence that has for years plagued the nations, officials said on Tuesday.

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A rebel alliance in Mali said Tuesday it has freed a Spanish man who was kidnapped in southern Algeria ...