ECOWAS imposed heavy economic sanctions in the wake of the coups, fraying diplomatic ties and forcing the juntas to look for new routes to transport goods in and out of the landlocked states.

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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.

Niger’s defense minister says the junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force ...

President John Dramani Mahama has underscored the need for closer collaboration between West African countries to fight the canker of insurgency and extremism.According to President Mahama, though not ...

Mali's military government is holding gold seized from Barrick Gold's Loulo-Gounkoto mine site at state-owned Banque Malienne ...

Canadian miner Barrick Gold said it will have to suspend mining operations in Mali after the government seized gold stocks ...

Paul-Gordon Chandler, known internationally for using the arts to build bridges, returned to Senegal — where he spent the ...

Canadian miner Barrick Gold said it will have to suspend mining operations in Mali after the government seized gold stocks ...

By Portia Crowe, Divya Rajagopal and Giulia Paravicini DAKAR (Reuters) -Mali began flying gold out of Canadian miner Barrick ...

(AP Photo/Richard Drew, File) Copy DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Mali’s military government has started seizing gold stocks of the ...

BAMAKO/DAKAR - Mali's government has begun enforcing a provisional order to seize gold stock at Barrick Gold's Loulo-Gounkoto site, the Canadian miner said in a note to Malian staff, warning again ...