Researchers have uncovered the origins and genetic diversity of the Fulani, one of Africa's largest pastoral populations. The study reveals a complex genetic ancestry with influences from both North ...

Brutal violence has taken hold in Cameroon ’s North-West and South-West regions since 2016 as armed separatist groups seek independence for the country’s minority Anglophone regions. Attacks on ...

Ghanaian artist and educator Kwame Akoto-Bamfo is charting a path toward sparking renewed interest in traditional African ...

Besides their intro and outro performances, Baba NGida played nine pieces, each connecting to West African culture. Unlike ...

Africa, the second-largest and second-most-populous continent globally, comprises 54 countries, each with its unique culture, ...

An executive order from President Trump on Friday put the weight of U.S. influence behind a hotly disputed claim in South ...

MacArthur Foundation awarded each of the groups $1.1 million in general operating support for development, job training and small business assistance in Austin, Belmont Cragin, Gage Park, Garfield ...

AP The junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS, the body said Wednesday, the culmination of a yearlong process ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The junta-led West African nations of Niger ... the culmination of a yearlong process during which the group tried to avert an unprecedented disintegration, “has become ...

The three nations have now officially withdrawn from the bloc (AP) The three junta-led West African nations of Niger ... year-long process during which the group tried to avert its unprecedented ...

“It’s the same communities, the same groups suffering ... out attacks against the ethnic Masalit and other non-Arab groups in El Geneina, the capital of West Darfur state, from April to ...