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 ...

Welcome to 2025, a year when we're going to need musical diversion and engagement more than ever! Here are eight items to start off Afropop's video list for the year. You could argue that it's a tad ...

Olivier Dubois, a French journalist, was kidnapped by JNIM, a branch of al-Qaida ...

We provide services to Canadians visiting and living in Mali. The Embassy of Canada in Bamako is following the situation and providing consular service for Canadians in Niger. Canadians in need of ...

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused a regional bloc known as ECOWAS of having double standards in punishing their military ...

Three countries under military rule have officially left West African regional bloc Ecowas, after more than a year of ...

Senegal, Chad and Ivory Coast last month announced ... French troops have already left Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, which are ruled by military juntas. In 2023, Macron promised a “new security ...

The junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force that will soon be deployed in the restive Sahel region, Niger's defense minister said Wednesday, to face ...

Holders Senegal will face a resurgent Nigeria and ... Nigeria, who will be led by new coach Eric Chelle from Mali, will be making a return after an eight-year hiatus after eliminating regional ...

Chad, Senegal and now Ivory Coast have followed Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso in asking France to withdraw its troops from their soil. The reasons vary - from growing anti-French sentiment to calls for ...