Twenty-One boys between eight and 12 years from Niger State have been rescued from a syndicate of human traffickers. The boys, who are indigenes from Magam Local government Area were rescued from ...

West Africa's ECOWAS is facing challenges after Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso left, formalizing their own alliance and weakening the bloc's influence. This marks a historic first in the bloc's 50-year ...

Rising gold prices are giving a boost to gold mining companies, and Barrick says it is making progress in its talks with Mali, but the developments in Mali and other ...

The Niger State Government has rescued 21 underage children who were being transported for human trafficking from Magama ...

The Malian government’s overhaul of its extraction industry risks deterring companies from investing in the nation that’s ...

A 50-year-old West Africa regional bloc is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries — Mali, Niger and ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Tuesday that the official withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) raises concerns over access to ...

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger officially left the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on January 29, having ...

The resignation follows the detention of the CEO and two other employees in Mali when local officials disputed the terms of ...

This is despite the official exit of these three countries from ECOWAS on January 29, to focus on their own bloc known as the ...

Two former company executives with inside knowledge of Barrick Gold's operations in West Africa are helping to push Mali's demands for a payment of around $200 million from the Canadian miner, sources ...

Following the ignominious end in 2022 of Barkhane, the multi-country anti-terrorism operation it launched at Mali’s request ...