Bodies were discovered near a Malian military camp days after the army and Russian mercenaries arrested dozens of civilians, ...

Benin's government has admitted that 54 soldiers were killed by suspected jihadists in the country's north last week near the ...

The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, Council of Ministers will be meeting in Accra, Ghana, to deliberate on ...

The West African nation is shaking up its gold sector with bold reforms aimed at keeping more wealth at home. But can it ...

The IMF on Wednesday said it would release $129 million to Mali from its Rapid Credit Facility that will help the country ...

Firstpost Africa | N18G Tensions are escalating between Mali's military government and one of the world’s biggest gold miners ...

The Malian government has escalated a dispute with Barrick Gold by closing the Canadian mining company’s office in Bamako and ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has initiated plans to relocate its institutions and agencies from ...

Since its founding in 1975, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has been a cornerstone of regional ...

A dispute between Canadian miner Barrick Gold and Mali's government escalated after officials closed its office in the capital and threatened to put its operations in the west African nation under ...

Despite its current crisis, Ecowas can look back on successes in integration, peace and security, and good governance.

Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:GOLD)(TSX:ABX) confirms that it has continued to engage in good faith with the Government of ...