The office of the governor said the landslide at the artisanal gold mine in southern Mali happened on Wednesday. It said several of the miners were killed but did not provide a number.

COTONOU, Benin (AP) — Two men close to Benin’s president were sentenced to 20 years in prison on Thursday, following their arrest last year on suspicions of plotting a coup in the small West African ...

The Chattanooga-based folk musician moved to the U.S. from his home country Liberia in the '90s during the country's civil war. Over the past year, his Afro-Appalachian tunes have captivated a wide ...

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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The three junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS, the body said Wednesday, the culmination ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — 3 coup-hit West African nations formally leave ECOWAS in an unprecedented disintegration of the regional bloc.

Barrick Gold Corp. and Mali are set to resume talks on resolving a months-long dispute over the distribution of revenue from ...

This coming weekend kicks off the 36th annual Savannah Black Heritage Month festivities, and this year’s focus is on ...

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