A gas leak has been detected at a well of the BP-operated Greater Tortue Ahmeyim gas project offshore Senegal and Mauritania, the British company and Mauritania's environment ministry said on Wednesday.
Unhedged gold mining company West African Resources produced 206 622 oz of gold at an all-in sustaining cost (AISC) of $1 240/oz in 2024. The company’s Sanbrado gold mine and Toega gold deposit are located in Burkina Faso.
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 remained largely unchanged for billions of years.
Bissau, and Conakry in Guinea are Russia's new hope for an ice-free naval base. This development follows the expulsion of its warships from the Syrian port of Tartus on the Mediterranean Sea, with efforts to secure the Libyan port of Tobruk proving challenging.
Nigerian Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah has blasted the government for failing to act decisively to stop terrorism in Africa’s most populous country, saying it is “one of the worst phases of Nigeria’s national life.
The Fulani’s ancestry links to North and West Africa, the Green Sahara period, and ancient Berber groups, shaped by migration, trade, and pastoralism. Researchers have traced the origins and genetic diversity of the Fulani,
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said impartial electoral commissions and non-partisan security operatives are key to conducting credible elections
Burkina Faso has played a key role in the withdrawal of three west African states from the regional body Ecowas. Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali have formed an alternative, the Alliance of Sahel States. The Conversation Africa asked researcher Daniel ...
New research has found that one species of the enormous Goliath beetles has been almost wiped out by the west African cocoa industry and, to a lesser extent, by the international trade in dried insects.
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