Canada's Fortuna Mining is eyeing expansion into Guinea after exiting Burkina Faso, where it faced regulatory instability and high security costs because of jihadist threats, its CEO told Reuters.

The military regimes in Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso and Niger are working to silence any criticism of the authorities in power. To suppress dissenting voices, the defence and security forces regularly ...

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

Military-led governments across West Africa have upended ... gold production in 2024, while Guinea dominates global bauxite exports. "Operating a mine in Africa is more profitable.

As ECOWAS celebrates its golden jubilee, the region finds itself at a crossroads: the path ahead will require more than ...

As Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger chart a new political course through military-led governments, international condemnation ...

Genetic insights into the Fulani people not only illuminate their biological history but also enrich our understanding of ...

Stories of the kingdom of Kaabu's reign have been told for generations through a kind of traditional song. Now, an archaeological dig has confirming the histories told and retold by griots.

They're part of West African ... including early African statehood," says Sirio Canós-Donnay, an archaeologist at the ...

The Fulani people are Africa’s largest pastoralist ... have given the impression that their ancestors came to west Africa from elsewhere. One way to find out more about a population’s history ...

A coastal country in West Africa, Guinea shares borders with six countries (Guinea-Bissau ... It consolidates the current portfolio through a people-centered approach aligned with the government's ...

Yair Netanyahu outlined his position on Gaza on Saturday in a post on X/Twitter, responding to French President Emmanuel Macron. The post by the prime minister’s son called for the independence ...