The push for the AFSM began in 2022 when the African Development Bank proposed the idea, leading to a formal mandate from the ...

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 ...

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

The BRICS bloc, with South Africa, Egypt, and Ethiopia currently representing Africa among its member states, is poised to ...

Kenya's current bid for the African Union Commission chairmanship represents a carefully recalibrated approach to continental ...

"What is evident is that Benin is now at war--a war waged by French imperialism through proxy jihadist forces," argues Damien Zinsou Degbe of Benin's Council of Patriotic Youth, which has organized ...

The Henderson County Performing Arts Center will kick off its 2025 season with the hilarious production of “Southern Hospitality”, running Feb. 6-15, at 400 Gibson Rd., Athens, Texas. Written by ...

The Malian army must adapt its defense strategies to security threats affecting both the country and the West African sub-region to make 2025 a year ...

Following the ignominious end in 2022 of Barkhane, the multi-country anti-terrorism operation it launched at Mali’s request in 2013, France has given up most of its military footprint across west ...

Within ECOWAS, there’s an institution known as the Community Court of Justice. Since 2005, this Court has had jurisdiction to ...

After leaving ECOWAS, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso created their own alliance known as the Alliance of Sahel States, or AES, ...