The West African Social Activities (WASA), a long standing Nigerian Army tradition dating back to the era of the West African Frontier Force, serves as an annual platform for strengthening unity, ...

NEW DELHI – Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Ghana – the first by an Indian leader in more than three decades – put resources, trade, and security cooperation at the center of a renewed ...

Maryam Hampton explores her West African heritage with AncestryDNA, sharing results from Benin, Togo, Cameroon, Congo, and ...

A new sculpture honoring West African culture was unveiled at the Dreamers Garden in Gainesville. The wrought iron sculpture, titled "NOMMO," was created by artist and blacksmith Yaw Owusu Shangofemi.

LONDON, Dec 18 - West African crude oil sellers are struggling to find buyers for up to 26 December- and January-loading cargoes due to stiff competition from plentiful and cheaper alternative ...

Extremist groups competing for territory across West Africa could turn the region into a fluid insurgency corridor spanning roughly the distance from London to Rome and spark even more violence. West ...

United Airlines plans to exit two long-haul markets next year, confirming it will suspend service to both Senegal and Sweden. The Star Alliance member will end its 3X-weekly Washington Dulles-Dakar ...

The woman reportedly feared for her life as she was forced into a detention center upon arriving to Ghana. A West African woman reportedly tried to commit suicide after being deported to a non-native ...

A coalition of international organizations has launched the West Africa Sustainable Ocean Programme to tackle the region’s deepening fisheries decline. Led by the IUCN (the global wildlife ...

Benin’s new Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) has delayed its opening following protests at a preview event. Demonstrators linked to the Oba’s palace opposed the museum’s authority over Benin’s ...

This is a summary of what was said by Abdouraouf Gnon-Konde UNHCR's Director of the Regional Bureau for West and Central Africa – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the press briefing at the ...