Such reforms are breaking barriers and allowing women and girls to realize their full potential. In Western and Central Africa, considerable progress has been made in promoting girls’ education, ...

A Taiwanese man who traveled in west and central Africa for a month was diagnosed with severe malaria shortly after returning ...

Marriage in West Africa has played a central role in shaping aspects of society and has evolved over time. While traditional ...

France has handed over control to the Senegalese government of two military bases in Senegal’s capital, Dakar that it has ...

Dongobada seems to exist only on social media – specifically Facebook and X – and as a writer for outlets across French-speaking Africa, from Senegal to Mali and Cameroon to Burkina Faso. Al Jazeera ...

Seven Indians, including two from Tamil Nadu and Kerala each, have been kidnapped by pirates off the West African coast after boarding a bitumen vessel 'BITU RIVER' en route to Douala in Cameroon. The ...

The voluntary return of nearly 20,000 Central African refugees marks a key step toward sustainable peace and development in the region, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announced today.

Musa was asleep in the village of Dusuman in northeast Nigeria when he was awoken by a sharp burst of gunfire and Boko Haram ...

French corporations have survived flag changes, military coups, economic crises and terrorist attacks in Africa, yet they have always remained at the helm, controlling the continent’s vital resources.

Dakar — The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today announced Christian Abégan, -renowned culinary expert, author and TV Host, as its new Chef Advocate for food security, nutrition and ...