The move clears the way for Assimi Goita to lead Mali until at least 2030, despite pledge to return to civilian rule.

Officals in Niger say armed men have killed 34 soldiers in western Niger near the tri-state border with Mali and Burkina Faso ...

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Republic are among 54 African countries that will be hosted in Nigeria for the maiden African ...

Mali has completed its takeover of the Yatela and Morila gold mines abandoned by their previous owners, the government ...

Mali's military leader Gen Assimi Goïta has been granted a five-year presidential term by the transitional parliament, which ...

NIAMEY, Niger, July 5, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - A double attack Friday by suspected jihadists near Niger's western border with ...

Hundreds of assailants killed 34 Nigerien soldiers in an attack in western Niger not far from the Malian border on Thursday, the defence ministry said. The "cowardly and barbaric" assault in the ...

Mali's military authorities on Thursday granted the junta chief a five-year presidential mandate, renewable "as many times as ...

Mali began construction of a new Russia-backed gold refinery on Monday, which the West African country's military leader said would take it closer to asserting control over its natural resources.

The health systems in Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso have not been affected by the military coups, said US billionaire Bill Gates, adding that northern Nigeria still has one of the lowest vaccination ...

More than 200 gunmen on motorbikes have attacked a Niger army base near the border with Mali, leaving at least 34 soldiers dead, the country's defence ministry said. The attackers - described by ...