Artificial intelligence is being used to influence democratic processes in Africa. Deepfakes, cheap fakes and fake news are all weapons that can be produced cheaply and endlessly. So how can citizens ...

Captain Ibrahim Traoré is the interim leader of Burkina Faso, having taken over the position following a coup which he led ...

France officially transferred control of its only military base in Cote d'Ivoire, the camp of the 43rd Marine Infantry ...

Mali's military government says it is investigating allegations that soldiers "coldly executed" at least 24 civilians in the ...

Most gold production and reserves in west Africa are found within the west African craton. This is one of the world’s oldest geological formations, consisting of ancient, continental crust that has ...