The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive was about to launch an exhibition of historic quilts, when federal funding ...

On the evening of May 9, 2019, conservationist and teacher Itakwu Innocent narrowly survived an assassination attempt outside ...

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For years, these amphibians and reptiles were mainly known by their scientific or English names which meant little to the communities where many of them were found. Now, thanks to a multilingual ...

"Jocko" was used as a generic name for any monkey, much like a dog can be called "Spot." "Jocko" came from several similar-sounding West African words, including "enjocko" and "engeco," meaning ...

Crafters and artists find camaraderie and build skills through the African American Quilt Guild of Oakland.

Cocoa prices are trading lower on forecasts for favorable rain in West Africa, which is expected to aid cocoa crop development in the world's largest cocoa-growing region. Meteorologist Vaisala ...

Leaders of ECOWAS are gathering on Wednesday to celebrate 50 years since its formation and are expected to address regional security challenges as the continent also seeks answers in the face of ...

The anniversary comes at one of the worst of moments in recent years for the Economic Community of West African States, which was once internationally respected as a force for stability.

Jihadist Violence and Coups Test West Africa ECOWAS Bloc at 50 LAGOS (Reuters) -The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) faces growing threats of terrorism, climate change ...

The anniversary could not have come at the worst of moments for the Economic Community of West African States - once internationally respected as a force for stability. ECOWAS is now fractured ...