Three thousand miles away, Abdulsalam Musa (not his real name) is working as a labourer in Sudan’s capital city, Khartoum, where the Blue Nile flows west from Ethiopia to ... preparing for death by ...

Marriage in West Africa has played a central role in shaping aspects of society and has evolved over time. While traditional ...

As the Sahel edges deeper into crisis and global alliances shift, Israel is quietly expanding its focus on West Africa. In ...

Every year, from December to April, the Harmattan sweeps across Africa. This cool, dry and dust-laden wind gets its name from ...

Genetic insights into the Fulani people not only illuminate their biological history but also enrich our understanding of ...

A militant leader from Mali championed a rock band and helped write a hit song before leading an Islamist army that killed ...

Unhedged gold mining company West African Resources’ Sanbrado gold operations, in Burkina Faso, had a “solid” start to this ...

The volcanic island of Bioko, about 160 kilometers, or 100 miles, northwest of mainland Equatorial Guinea, is carpeted in ...

The world’s largest independent oil trader, Vitol, will buy stakes in some upstream assets in West Africa from Eni for $1.65 billion, subject to closing cash adjustments, the Italian energy ...

Visitors will marvel at the vividness of the royal drapes with the emblems of the kings of Dahomey (today Benin) and see the ...

Vogue writer Ranyechi Udemezue shares the habits she learned from her grandmothers and how they inform her wellness routine to this day.

Eight pallbearers – some wearing tracksuits emblazoned with the FIFA logo – carried a coffin on their shoulders. Alongside them, referee whistles echoed the tune of a song being sung by the ...