Katarina Hoije

Burkina Faso has been added to an international human rights watchlist as the military government es Your free access has ended.

Burkina Faso has been added to an international human rights watchlist as the military government escalates a crackdown on civil society and political rivals, while battling one of Africa's deadliest insurgencies.

Mali’s military rulers saw Moscow as their preferred partner to help restore security after French forces withdrew.

Canada’s Fortuna Mining Corp. agreed to buy the Bambadji gold project in Senegal for $200 million from Barrick Mining Corporation and IAMGOLD Corp, boosting its footprint in the West African nation.

Senegal raised fuel prices, with petrol increasing to 990 CFA a liter and diesel to 755 CFA a liter, as the government moves to contain the cost of fuel subsidies as war in the Middle East continues to shock oil markets.

Senegal’s bondholders face further losses in the country’s proposed debt-restructuring, with some investors estimating a recovery value of as much as 60% below par.

Senegal will seek to negotiate a debt reprofiling instead of a restructuring in talks with creditors as the West African nation moves to make its loans sustainable to qualify for an International Monetary Fund program.

Senegal’s running crisis feeds a political feud that threatens its long-cherished resilience

Senegal raised 101 billion CFA francs ($179 million) in a government securities auction on Friday, its first sale since announcing plans to seek a reworking of its external debt.

Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye will hold talks with International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva this week, as the country seeks to secure a new program while grappling with a debt burden inflated by billions of dollars of previously undisclosed loans.