News is honoring Black History Month this February and reporter Sierra Krug took us center stage to meet the dancers with ...

A new generation of Sierra Leoneans is eager to show visitors that the nation's civil war is long gone and reintroduce one of ...

Students of every background experienced a little bit of West African culture through food, music and dancing.

Enslaved Africans seeking to reconnect with their lost cultural traditions brought African concepts to instruments in the ...

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These West African kingdoms and empires developed their ... They created centres of learning and culture at Timbuktu and Djenné. The Kingdom of Benin was founded by the Edo people.

To develop their nascent industry, Nigerian studios are drawing on their native traditions and "natural creativity" ...

The withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from the bloc — now left with 12 member countries — was the culmination of a ...

To combat the threats posed by jihadist groups in the Sahel, the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas ... with a plethora of human, cultural and natural resources.

WEST AFRICA has long been a source of booze. In Yoruba mythology Obatala, a deity sent to create humans, stumbled on palm wine and fell into a drunken slumber before completing the task.

“We have had African Culture Connection here a few times before, always high energy so we invite them as much as possible.” Students of every background experienced a little bit of West ...