The Mali Empire was one of the world’s major producers of gold, and at the time, many of the coins used in southern Europe could be traced back to West Africa. Through the expansion of their ...

The Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) on Wednesday announced the formal exit of junta-led Mali, Burkina Faso ...

Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS, the body said Wednesday.

He can be credited with the spread of Islam throughout West Africa, as the Mali Empire became a hub for Islamic learning. Mansa Musa presided over a golden age of African development and prosperity.

Canadian miner B2Gold said it is moving forward with plans to invest $10-million in exploration at the Fekola gold complex in ...

Thousands of people rallied in junta-led Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali on Tuesday to back their withdrawal from the Economic ...

Niger and its neighbors Mali and Burkina Faso have battled for ... the juntas in the three countries left the Economic Community of West African States, the nearly 50-year-old regional bloc ...

The group gained fame after a run of shows in Bamako, Mali. Around that time the group met Paul Chandler, a Dallas resident who splits time between his Little Forest Hills home and West Africa.

Mali, a landlocked country in West Africa, is a nation rich in history ... which was the capital of the ancient Songhai Empire; and Mopti, a river port noted for its cultural mix and traditional ...

As Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger prepare to withdraw from the West African bloc Ecowas, reports show an increase in instability in the region - partly due to a lack of coordination in the fight ...