The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) met in Nigeria's capital, Abuja to assess the bloc’s challenges, particularly in light of recent military takeovers in several member states that ...

New ECOWAS chair Julius Maada Bio inherits a bloc grappling with jihadist violence, military coups and a shrinking circle of ...

Leaders from the west African bloc ECOWAS on Sunday admitted during talks in the Nigerian capital that the region was in ...

The decision is seen as a major escalation in an ongoing dispute between the company and Mali’s military rulers.

The International Criminal Court is reviewing a confidential legal report asserting that the Russia-linked Wagner group has ...

Using deep sourcing, satellite imagery and ship-tracking data, a team of AP reporters across three continents broke the story ...

United Capital Plc has launched its West African subsidiary, United Capital Asset Management West Africa Limited (UCAMWAL) ...

United Capital Plc has announced the launch of two new CFA franc-denominated mutual funds—UCAMWAL Bond Fund and UCAMWAL ...

The west African state of Mali has broken ground on a gold refinery, the Reuters news agency reports. The government ...

Mali began construction of a new Russia-backed gold refinery on Monday, which the West African country's military leader said ...

A Mali court ruled Monday that western gold mines held by Canadian giant Barrick would be managed for six months by an ...

Gounkoto gold mining complex should be placed under provisional administration for six months, handing control of one of the Canadian company’s biggest operations to state-appointed management.