The incendiary films of the late pioneer of African cinema do not merely critique power but discern the social and political ...

Malian filmmaker Souleymane Cisse, a pioneer of African cinema with a career spanning 50 years, has died at age 84, Malian television announced Wednesday. The cause of Cisse’s death was not announced.

Celebrated Malian director Souleymane Cissé, who was the first sub-Saharan African director to win a major award at Cannes ...

This week on Business Africa: budgetary crisis in Senegal, industrialization under Traoré in Burkina Faso, and untapped ...

He won multiple awards during his 50-year career, including the jury prize at the Cannes Film Festival, and spent his life ...

China stands a good chance of taking advantage of the dwindling western presence in the Sahel region of west Africa.

In recent years, West Africa has seen a surge in terrorist attacks. The Sahel remains the epicenter, accounting for 47% of terrorism-related deaths worldwide in 2023, according to the Global Terrorism ...

Feb 8 (Reuters) - More than 50 people were killed near Mali's northeastern city of Gao on Friday after armed assailants ambushed their convoy and its army escort, a local official and residents said.

The country borders states such as Mali, Mauritania, Guinea-Bissau, and the Republic of Guinea. Senegal has an established multiparty system and a fairly developed civil society. Despite the ...

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso are still members of the West ... The monetary union includes the three junta-led countries as ...

the Mali kingdom was one of the wealthiest countries in Africa and was comprised of what is now known as Mali, Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea, Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Mauritania, and Burkina Faso. Though ...