By Sylvia SINKARIAfrica has increasingly emerged as a decisive ground for global economic and geopolitical competition. In ...

With France fast losing its influence in west Africa's Sahel region and an unpredictable US president in power, will China fill the vacuum?The Sahel region covers 10 countries: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, ...

The epic of Sunjata Keita has become heritage of the entire African continent ...

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

Maps are ubiquitous—on phones, in-flight and car displays, and in textbooks the world over. While some maps delineate and ...

As President Donald Trump's whims reverberate across the world, one particular Chicago group — globe and mapmakers — rise to ...

Widely seen as West Africa’s top political and regional authority, the 15-nation ECOWAS was formed in 1975 to “promote economic integration” in member states. It has struggled in recent years to ...

(AP Photo, File) DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force that will soon be deployed in the restive Sahel region against ...

Women's cricket in Africa is strongest in the south of the continent, and there are pockets of growth and progress in the east. But now, for the first time, the west will have a presence at a ...

January 16, (PORT SUDAN) – As a pivotal African Union summit looms, Sudan’s military leader, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has wrapped up a five-nation tour of West Africa, seeking to rally ...

West Africa is on the cusp of a transformative industrial revolution as multi-billion dollar investments pour into the region, signaling a renewed focus on economic diversification and ...

Mastercard has opened its first office in Accra, Ghana, expanding its operations in West Africa. This strategic milestone demonstrates Mastercard’s commitment to helping the country’s ...