Long known as one of Africa's great beach destinations, a new generation of Sierra Leoneans is eager to show visitors that ...

Both women are targeting the luxury market. Unlike informally produced ogogoro, which is cheap and has not quite shed its ...

Niger’s defense minister says the junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force that will soon be deployed in the restive Sahel region to face rising extr ...

Meanwhile on the ground in Gaza the ceasefire, which came into effect on January 19th, is holding. The first hostages have ...

President John Mahama has disclosed that there is a proposal to use the Ho Airport in the Volta Region as a first-class pilot ...

The total value of West Africa's regional BRVM stock exchange rose to 20.6 trillion CFA francs ($32 billion) in 2024, a ...

ICE NY cocoa (CCH25) today is up +324 (+2.90%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH25) is up +208 (+2.31%). Cocoa prices today ...

A new ecosystem of publishers, bookstores, literary magazines and festivals is promoting African writers and changing the ...

Interpol says a major operation targeting illegal gold mining in West Africa has resulted in 200 arrests and the seizure of ...

West African leaders considered military intervention to stop Niger from falling under the sway of a junta following a coup.

Liberia, a West African nation bordered by Sierra Leone, Guinea and Cote d’Ivoire, was ravaged by a conflict that displaced ...

Two-time Oscar-nominated actor Djimon Hounsou talks about his philanthropic work, and how ‘systemic racism’ means he’s still ...