West Africa

A sit-at-home order by banned separatist group Indigenous People of Biafra in Nigeria's southeast has led to the death of...

Niger has asked that some Chinese employees working on oil projects leave the country, documents seen by Reuters on Friday...

The Kabiye, also known as Kabye, Kabre, or Cabrai', are a people living in the north central mountains and northern...

The Gbagyi, or Gbari, are an ethnic group found predominantly in Central Nigeria with an estimated population of 12 million....

The Tuareg people are known for their distinctive traditional clothing, which includes indigo-dyed robes and turbans. The indigo colour gives...

Cyprian Odiatu Duaka Ekwensi, a pioneering Nigerian novelist, is considered one of the founding fathers of modern Nigerian literature in...

Ben Okri is a poet, novelist, short story writer, essayist, aphorist, playwright, and writer of film scripts. He grew up...

By 2050, Nigeria will host a 240 million labour force, mainly living in urban areas. By reducing administrative barriers on...

The military rulers of Burkina Faso have turned to a man once known as “Africa’s Che Guevara" as a way...

The name Gurunsi comes from the Djerma language of Niger words “Guru-si”, which means “iron does not penetrate”. The term...