The junta-led countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced a new joint military force to combat jihadist groups ...

A new mining law in Mali that raises taxes and seeks to hand over big stakes in assets to the state and local investors will ...

Burkina Faso is a west African dryland country known for its diverse ecosystems, including savannas, forests and wetlands.

Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso have officially withdrawn from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), marking ...

The inaugural Black Europe Film Festival of Minneapolis / Saint Paul, a showcase of Afrodescendant cinema from across Europe, ...

Crowds in Burkina Faso celebrate one year since the country left ECOWAS ...

Earlier this month, soldiers swooped by helicopter into a vast mining complex in western Mali and made away with three tonnes of gold -- all done on the orders of the military government.

Experts dubbed those countries a “coup belt.” Among others, that belt includes Burkina Faso. Russia and the juntas frame the anti-West glissade as a start of decolonization processes leading ...

The penultimate Sundance Film Festival held in Park City, Utah—and the first held since the fest announced that it was shopping around for a new home—2025’s edition begins a two-year ...

As we enter the billionth week of January, we have been looking to our favourite comfort films for, well, some comfort in these cold, sunless times. Whether it’s in the form of big belly laughs ...

Burkina Faso, a nation once synonymous with the revolutionary ideals of Thomas Sankara, has found a new torchbearer in President Ibrahim Traoré. At just 34 years old, Traoré has not only revitalized ...

Shot intimately on black-and-white 16mm film, Pennebaker chronicles Bob Dylan's seismic 1965 England tour, capturing the pivotal moment when he transitioned from a "voice of a generation" folk ...