Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, three Francophone West African countries under military rule, have made a dramatic geopolitical shift by establishing the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), a new ...

Do you know what African countries were called post-independence and colonialism? Many African countries are still known by ...

An attack in Mali’s capital on Sept. 17 left more than 70 people dead, marking a landmark moment in Mali’s longstanding ...

Barrick Gold Corp. and Mali’s military leadership have agreed to resolve a dispute over the company’s assets in the West ...

Mali's military-led authorities have arrested four employees of Canadian miner Barrick Gold , two sources said on Friday. All ...

Mali declared its independence from France but like many of its West African neighbors, continues to face security challenges ...

Nine people have died and another 48 are missing after a boat carrying migrants capsized during a rescue operation near the Canary Islands, Spanish authorities said Saturday. Spain’s maritime rescue ...

At least nine migrants died and 48 are missing after their boat capsized early on Saturday near the Spanish island of El Hierro, rescue services said, in what threatens to be the deadliest such ...

NEW YORK — Broadway theaters will go dark this week in memory of three-time Tony Award-winner and Hollywood trailblazer James Earl Jones, who died earlier this month at the age ...

From Muammar Gaddafi to Genghis Khan, Henry Ford to Augustus Caesar, we reveal the wealthiest individuals in history.

Say what you will about the British Empire in the early 1800s — and there’s lots to say about colonialism and the theft of ...

Nigeria has warned of potential flooding that could affect eleven of its states, as Cameroon said it would start releasing water from its largest dam.