Katarina Hoije

Mali and Algeria agreed to reopen their airspace to civilian and military aircraft and return ambassadors to their posts, signaling an easing of yearlong tensions between the northern African nations.

Dakar’s gleaming commuter train was supposed to showcase Senegal’s economic transformation: a modern railway linking the capital to a new international airport and beyond, the centerpiece of a state-led building boom. Instead, the Regional Express Train has become an emblem of the fiscal strain weighing on a West African economy…

Islamist militants are expanding battlegrounds around central West Africa’s mining regions, competing with governments for territory and influence and putting mining investment at risk.

Mali said it’s awaiting Washington’s official position following a report that the Trump administration is weighing military action against Islamist militants in the West African country, while stressing that any such intervention must respect the country’s sovereignty.

Niger’s leader said three military-led governments in Africa’s vast Sahel region plan to more than triple their joint force to 18,000 troops to counter a wave of Islamist attacks.

Burkina Faso has been added to an international human rights watchlist as the military government escalates a crackdown on civil society and political rivals, while battling one of Africa’s deadliest insurgencies.

Burkina Faso has been added to an international human rights watchlist as the military government es Your free access has ended.

Burkina Faso has been added to an international human rights watchlist as the military government escalates a crackdown on civil society and political rivals, while battling one of Africa's deadliest insurgencies.

Mali’s military rulers saw Moscow as their preferred partner to help restore security after French forces withdrew.

Canada’s Fortuna Mining Corp. agreed to buy the Bambadji gold project in Senegal for $200 million from Barrick Mining Corporation and IAMGOLD Corp, boosting its footprint in the West African nation.