The junta-led countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced a new joint military force to combat jihadist groups ...

Four African nations are leading the global surge in gender-inclusive corporate hiring, with Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Botswana, ...

A Canadian Iamgold Essakane mining company operates the Essakane Gold Mine in Falagountou, northern Burkina Faso. It owns 90% of the stake, with the Burkina Faso government owning the remaining 10%.

Burkina Faso is leaving the West African regional bloc ECOWAS to join counterterrorism forces with Niger and Mali. The junta ...

"The rise of junta rule in the Sahel represents a complex interplay between decolonization and destabilization." ...

The junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS, the body said Wednesday. The previously announced withdrawal ...

Burkina Faso produced about 67 tonnes of gold in 2021. Since then, production has steadily declined due to security challenges. Despite new projects, the future of the gold sector remains uncertain.

Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso formally leave ECOWAS The three junta-led West African nations, who have come together to form the Alliance of Sahel States (ASS) after their coups, formally left the ...

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused a regional bloc known as ECOWAS of having double standards in punishing their military juntas. Negotiations failed to change their minds. By Saikou Jammeh ...

Ghana President John Mahama has put Colonel Larry Gbevlo-Lartey as the head of his team to improve relations with the ...

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