West Africa

Alassane Ouattara's long path to becoming Ivory Coast president included two elections in which he was disqualified from running and...

The city of Abomey is located in the southern part of the Republic of Benin, on a plateau that forms...

Guinea’s bauxite exports surged 23% year-on-year in the third quarter, defying heavy rains and regulatory headwinds, official data showed. Shipments...

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Thursday that she will send an IMF team to Senegal to...

The city of Ifẹ̀, also known as Ile-Ife, is located in Osun State in southwestern Nigeria and holds an unparalleled...

Artificial intelligence is increasingly a benchmark for how African governments plan, regulate, and innovate. Preparedness reflects more than the acquisition...

Shell has announced a $2 billion investment in the development of the HI Field, a shallow offshore Non-Associated Gas project...

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, born in Enugu, Nigeria, in 1977, is a novelist, short story writer, and essayist who has emerged...

Kumbi Saleh, whose current ruins lie in southeastern Mauritania, is an archaeological testament to the greatness of the ancient Ghana...

Olaudah Equiano (1745–1797), also known by his enslaved name, Gustavus Vassa, is a pivotal figure in the history of antislavery...