Barrick Gold's boss navigates African disputes, settling Mali's $438m tax row amid rising resource nationalism.

Mahamoud Ali Youssouf inherits an office that has been charged with harbouring corruption, nepotism and cronyism.

Mali's military government says it is investigating allegations that soldiers "coldly executed" at least 24 civilians in the ...

NIAMEY, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- Niger's Defense and Security Forces (FDS) has said it lost five soldiers on Feb. 19 in a terrorist ambush in Sakoira in the country's western region of Tillabery.

The Alliance of Sahel States (AES), comprising Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, officially launched its confederation flag Saturday in Bamako, marking a key step in strengthening the regional bloc ...

Niger turns to satellites to bridge digital divide Less than a third of Niger's vast territory has internet access, so the west African country is betting on satellite broadband to bridge the digital ...