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).

Malian arts scene threatened by jihadist activity, funding woes West African political shifts ripple through festival in Segou Mali ... flying Malian and Russian flags. A Russian mercenary ...

Starting in the medieval period, a series of kingdoms rose and fell in West Africa. The kingdoms of Benin, Mali, Songhai, Kongo and Asante each had their own language and unique ways of leading ...