The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved today a disbursement of US$129 million (SDR 93.3 million) under the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) to address the urgent needs ...

Yusuf Tuggar, minister of foreign affairs, paid a working visit to Niamey, Niger Republic’s capital, on Wednesday.

Mali has ordered the closure of Canadian miner Barrick Gold's Bamako office, escalating a long-running dispute over tax arrears. The move follows the seizure of three tons of gold from Barrick's Loulo ...