Researchers have uncovered the origins and genetic diversity of the Fulani, one of Africa's largest pastoral populations. The ...

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 ...

Chatham House convening and research focuses on social norms and anti-corruption programming in Nigeria; cross-border conflict and smuggling across West Africa as part of the XCEPT research programme; ...

(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 ...

As global attention focused on the brutal Israeli military offensive in Gaza, settler attacks as well as deadly raids by Israeli forces intensified in the occupied West Bank in the past 15 months.

At the same time, Al-Qaeda and ISIL affiliates have spread to coastal countries in West Africa, with violent attacks soaring by more than 250 per cent in two years. “Meanwhile, a new group known as ...

Global and regional energy leaders and stakeholders are set to converge in Lagos to forge a path towards West Africa's clean energy Global and regional energy leaders and stakeholders are set to ...

"I never killed anyone," he added. Stories like Bassie's abound in Sierra Leone, a small nation in West Africa with more than 300km of coastline sandwiched between Guinea and Liberia. The country ...

In Berea, Johannesburg, thousands of devotees from the Hadiya Silte South and West Africa Diocese converged at Berea Park, embracing the vivid traditions and rituals that characterise this ...

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 ...

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 ...