Sam Nujoma, who fought against apartheid and for Namibian independence and was known officially as the country’s “founding ...

A new generation of Sierra Leoneans is eager to show visitors that the nation's civil war is long gone and reintroduce one of ...

European powers began trading for gold and other commodities in West African from the 15th Century: As rival European powers fought for control of trade, trading posts were expanded into heavily ...

Forty-five people have been arrested in west Africa over the past three months in operations targeting drugs trafficking and ...

The bodies of four Pakistanis who were among dozens of people who drowned after a migrant boat capsized off West Africa last ...

Forty-five people have been arrested in west Africa over the past three months in operations targeting drugs trafficking and the financing of terrorism, said global police body Interpol on Thursday.

It fosters conditions that make young people susceptible to recruitment ... the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) can explore diverse strategies with military, political and ...

The French president's words have sparked a backlash, with African leaders calling out his "contemptuous attitude".

He said: “I looked at the security situation now in West Africa. I know that many people are very much concerned. But one principle I believe is that we should object to any foreign interference ...

Having grown up in the west African country of Benin, when two-time Oscar-nominated actor Djimon Hounsou immigrated to the US in 1990 to pursue his acting dreams, he felt a pain he could not ...