The Alliance of the Sahel states (AES), consisting of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have presented its new flag, weeks after exiting the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). ・The ...

Listeners swayed as the celebrated Malian duo Amadou and Mariam sang from a stage on the banks of the Niger River at an annual festival coloured this year by political shifts roiling West Africa.

Mali is one of Africa's leading gold producers, and mining sites are regularly the scene of deadly landslides and accidents. Flag of Mali. Picture: Wikimedia Commons. BAMAKO, Mali - At least 48 ...