United Nations Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, New York ...

With gold passing US$3000/oz, developments are accelerating including a Senegal gold mine backed by the winners behind ...

DAKAR, Senegal -- An attack by a jihadi group on a village in western Niger has killed 44 civilians, the country's Interior Ministry said.

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — An attack by a jihadi group on a village in western Niger has killed 44 civilians, the country's Interior Ministry said.

As French-speaking countries celebrate International Francophone Day, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have this week announced their withdrawal from the International Organisation of Francophonie, which ...

Based on video analysis, media reports, and local sources, most victims of the massacre in Solenzo appear to be ethnic Fulani ...

Human Rights Watch says video footage circulating on social networks of a recent civilian massacre in Burkina Faso appears to ...

France on Friday (7 March) initiated the handover of two military bases in Dakar, marking the first step in its planned withdrawal of forces from Senegal by 2025.

March 8 (Reuters) - Barrick Gold remains "fully engaged and committed to reaching a mutually beneficial resolution" with Mali to end a dispute over its assets there, its chief operating officer ...

France handed over two military facilities to Senegal on Friday, the French embassy said, the first formal step in ending French military presence in the West African country as the region shifts away ...

Mali said on Wednesday it was suspending licenses for foreign artisanal gold mining companies after a series of fatal accidents in the West African country, one of Africa’s top three gold ...

DAKAR, Senegal — Countries around the world ... according the United Nations Population Fund. 8. In Mali, critical aid, such as access to water, food and health services was cut for more than ...