For a foreign correspondent in Mali, the assignment seemed like a dream: as Islamic extremists upended the region, Olivier ...

France officially ended its decades-long military presence in Chad, its last stronghold in the West African region. The shift ...

Olivier Dubois, a French journalist, was kidnapped by JNIM, a branch of al-Qaida in Africa's Sahel region, while on his way to interview one of the group's leaders in northern Mali ...

French troops completed their withdrawal from Chad this week before a January 31 deadline, the latest blow to France’s ...

The relationship between Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger is getting tighter. The junta-led allies will own common passport from January 29, the date of their departure from regional bloc ECOWAS.

Niamey (Niger) (AFP) – Thousands of people rallied in junta-led Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali on Tuesday to back ... organisation's excessive dependence on France in particular.

Two months after Chad severed its defence agreement with Paris, the French army has handed over its last military base in the country. It comes after Paris handed over its two other bases in the ...

PARIS—American presidents have libraries to preserve their legacy. The French prefer glass. François Mitterrand gave the Louvre its distinctive glass pyramid; Georges Pompidou built an art ...

Barrick chief operating officer for Africa and the Midd The negotiations will focus on Mali's demand for $199m (CFA Fr125.15bn), compliance with the new mining code and the release of the seized gold.

US brewer Molson Coors is to buy an 8.5% stake in the AIM-listed tonic maker Fevertree for £71m, with the proceeds to be returned to shareholders via a share buyback. Fevertree, which first ...

The new leadership of the country said the rebel coalition leader, Ahmed al-Shara, would serve as president during a transitional period. By Christina Goldbaum The parents of Elizabeth Rose ...