Junta-led countries Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso officially left West Africa's main political and trade group ECOWAS on ...

CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) — Four Moroccan truck drivers who were kidnapped in West Africa over the weekend ... The Moroccan Embassy in Burkina Faso informed the union late Monday that the four ...

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso were to officially quit the West African bloc Ecowas Wednesday, severing ties after years of ...

Burkina Faso's brand new airport is expected to open this year in the country's capital city, Ouagadougou. The mega project will see the next Ouagadougou-Donsin Airport, replace the city's ...

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 .

THE Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) and the Rockefeller Foundation have introduced nearly two dozen new ...

Endeavour's improved debt position and successful growth projects in West Africa bolster future profitability. Click here to ...

The troops are expected to leave Ivory Coast this month as France, a former colonial power in West Africa, fast loses ... out French troops — Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger — have expressed ...

Gunfire erupted in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, on Sunday after soldiers from the country’s army mutinied and seized control of a military base. Shooting was also reported at ...

Gunfire erupted Wednesday evening inside the presidency in Chad's capital N'Djamena ... governed by juntas hostile to Paris -- Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. Senegal and Ivory Coast have also ...

A court in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, sentenced former President ... China is not only a major arms supplier in Africa but is also fast-expanding its economic and military influence ...