The incendiary films of the late pioneer of African cinema do not merely critique power but discern the social and political ...

Malian filmmaker Souleymane Cisse, a pioneer of African cinema with a career spanning 50 years, has died at age 84, Malian television announced Wednesday. The cause of Cisse’s death was not announced.

Celebrated Malian director Souleymane Cissé, who was the first sub-Saharan African director to win a major award at Cannes ...

The cost of a daily nutritious diet in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger is 110% higher than the west African region’s daily ...

Senegal distances itself from colonial past, following trend sweeping across West and Central Africa since 2022.

In recent years, West Africa has seen a surge in terrorist attacks. The Sahel remains the epicenter, accounting for 47% of terrorism-related deaths worldwide in 2023, according to the Global Terrorism ...

The country borders states such as Mali, Mauritania, Guinea-Bissau, and the Republic of Guinea. Senegal has an established multiparty system and a fairly developed civil society. Despite the ...

A newly built 228 km 225 kV transmission line connecting Kayes in Mali and Tambacounda in Senegal has significantly improved electricity supply and access for 404,000 people in Mali, Mauritania, and ...

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso are still members of the West ... The monetary union includes the three junta-led countries as well as Senegal, Ivory Coast, Guinea-Bissau, Togo and Benin. Officially, a ...