An apparent Islamist armed group attacked a civilian convoy escorted by Malian armed forces and allied militias in northeastern Mali on February 7, 2025, killing at least 34 civilians and injuring 34 ...

Scientists reveal a never-before-seen species of leopard-size apex predator that lived in lush forest 30 million years ago.

For every individual, imagination is personal, intuitive. For me, imagination is planetary, cosmic…” — Souleymane Cissé, 1940 to 2025 ...

The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) lost three of its founding members on 29 January 2025. Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger comprised 16% of the bloc's population of 424 million and 7% ...

Gris-gris are rooted in traditional African faiths that believe vital powers in animals and nature may be unlocked — to harm, ...

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Malian filmmaker Souleymane Cissé, a pioneer of African cinema with a career spanning 50 years, has died ...

The cost of a daily nutritious diet in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger is 110% higher than the west African region’s daily ...

Here’s a look at Ebola, a virus with a high fatality rate that was first identified in Africa in 1976. Facts Ebola hemorrhagic fever is a disease caused by one of five different Ebola viruses. Four of ...

The Women in Puppetry (WIP) Theatre Programme, sponsored by the National Arts Council and presented by the Mdu Group, will show at the Rhoo Hlatshwayo Arts Centre in Daveyton on March 7 (preview show) ...