The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), founded 50 years ago, is no longer fit for purpose in its current form as “an elite club” of political leaders, participants unanimously agreed ...

Some food traditions are so indelible to American culture that the contributions of African American chefs have largely been ...

President of the ECOWAS Commission Dr Omar Touray has blamed insecurity and the democracy crises facing West Africa as major hindrances to the integration ...

Mali is on the verge of falling to an Islamist group that has pledged to transform the country into a pre-modern caliphate.

An outdooring and naming ceremony for a newborn child is a momentous event in Ghana, as it introduces the infant to family and community. On Monday at Missouri Southern State University, students and ...

President, Dr Omar Alieu Touray, has raised the alarm over what he described as a crisis of democracy and security in the West African sub-region.

In April 2024, curator and author Catherine E McKinley travelled to Mali to meet the family of legendary photographer Seydou ...

Ivorian slam poet Placide Konan challenges President Ouattara’s fourth-term bid, voicing youth frustration over poverty, ...

The actors who play the sisterhood of stylists in 'Jaja's African Hair Braiding' sit down for a candid beauty-shop conversation in light of the show's L.A. premiere at Center Theatre Group's Mark ...

Didier Drogba in analysing the poor performance of Africans in the World Cup has indicated that most African players don’t have positive attitude, especially those who established themselves on the ...

(Bloomberg) -- Namibia, which is gearing up to become a major oil and gas producer, holds elections on Wednesday that have been billed as the most hotly contested in the arid southern African nation ...