For the governments of West Africa's Sahel region, the stakes are even higher. Gold is a lifeline for the military juntas of ...

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Strategic interests link Israel and Iran to African states. Analysts say threats loom for volatile African nations if the ...

In Gold Fields' Tarkwa mine in Ghana, a high-tech cat-and-mouse game is playing out with increasing frequency as record gold ...

Sierra Leone's president is assuming the rotating leadership of the Economic Community of West African States. Under previous ...

Even Niall Ferguson, an apologist for the West’s colonial depredations, is forced to concede that the ‘decline of the West is ...

Australia-listed West African Resources has poured first gold at its flagship Kiaka project in Burkina Faso, delivering the ...

Nigeria and other West African countries collectively spend over $3 billion annually importing meat, often from distant suppliers such as ...

West African tourism stakeholders have pushed for unity and policy reforms to grow the tourism sector regionally.

Ibrahim Traoré counts admirers from Nairobi to Jamaica and London. Russia is also courting him.

Gold mining firm Blue Gold said on Monday it was evaluating acquisition opportunities in West Africa and Latin America following a successful Nasdaq listing last week through a merger with blank-check ...

The move comes amid growing momentum in the region’s industrial transformation, marked by strong policy shifts in Nigeria, ...