A 50-year-old West Africa regional bloc is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso — formally left the group, known as ECOWAS.

Painted lady butterflies are world travelers. The ones we encounter in Europe fly from Africa to Sweden, ultimately returning ...

Lame , who has more than 162 million followers on TikTok, visited his homeland of Senegal and bonded with children there.

Once a holding cell for kidnapped Africans, the island’s House of Slaves is today a UNESCO World Heritage site—and the site of healing and atonement.

While genetic tests can reveal the ancestry of enslaved individuals, strontium analysis can now home in on where they actually grew up.

The true freshman joins the growing list of players such as Tacko Fall and Ibrahima Diallo to play for Johnny Dawkins’ team.

Following the ignominious end in 2022 of Barkhane, the multi-country anti-terrorism operation it launched at Mali’s request ...

For those living in Goma, which has been captured by Rwanda-backed rebels, there is little water, little food and much ...

Prayers and melodic chants reverberated across Dakar’s Yoff neighborhood as thousands of followers from the Layene ...

The 24 qualified teams for the prestigious Africa Cup of Nations from December 21, 2025, to January 18, 2026, in Morocco have ...

A conflict that has raged for decades reached a flashpoint this week when rebels backed by Rwanda marched on a key Congolese ...

The modern Olympic Games is billed as the largest multi-sport event in the world, with a history dating back to 1896. Yet ...