The CFA franc (Franc des Colonies Francais d’Afrique) was introduced in 1945, well before France’s decolonization in the late 1950s, as a way for France to control the economies of its African ...

Mali has introduced taxes on mobile voice calls and mobile-money withdrawals to support its fight against an Islamic ...

Mali's military says gunmen have attacked a convoy of vehicles escorted by the army, killing 25 civilians mostly gold miners.

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

Storyline: Many people in Niger have welcomed the country's departure from the Economic Community of West African States ...

Mali's industrial gold production plunged 23% to 51 metric tons last year from 66.5 tons in 2023, the West African country's ...

The EU's relationship with Africa predates the formation of the ...

Lesaka Technologies, Inc. ( NASDAQ: LSAK) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call February 6, 2025 8:00 AM ET ...

Africa Cup of Nations came to a close on Friday, as Algeria prevailed over Senegal with a 1-0 victory, so now seems like a ...

Two former company executives with inside knowledge of Barrick Gold's operations in West Africa are helping to drive Mali's ...

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger officially exit ECOWAS after over a year of diplomatic tensions; all three countries have had ...