A 50-year-old West Africa regional bloc is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries — Mali, Niger and ...

For some, Africa has an unfortunate reputation. Outdated stereotypes abound of poverty and people living in mud huts while ...

The well-loved architectural feature is a staple of the American South, but its roots can be traced to Africa.

Once an emblematic landmark of traditional west African architecture, Dakar's fondly remembered Sandaga market can now only ...

From left: Joy Mboya, Lilian Beauttah, Zani Gichuki and Esther Segero. These women are turning timber into Kenya's next ...

As Palestinian families prepared to welcome relatives freed from prisons Sunday in a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas, Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank sent out a call to action ...

WEST AFRICA has long been a source of booze. In Yoruba mythology Obatala, a deity sent to create humans, stumbled on palm wine and fell into a drunken slumber before completing the task.

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 ...

South African rescuers ended their attempts on Thursday to find anyone left in an illegal gold mine where at least 78 people died during a police siege, as a local volunteer described the horror ...

Interpol, which coordinated the West African police operation dubbed “Sanu, " announced the move on Tuesday. The United Kingdom’s Home Office also participated in the effort. The initiative ...

The South African government has launched a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine in the country’s North West province, where at least 109 men have died, a group representing the miners ...