Around the world, millions of tons of small fish are processed into fishmeal and fish oil (FMFO) each year—key ingredients in ...

Lines are increasingly adding West Africa to their itineraries, opening up this lesser-known landscape to tourists at last ...

Although views to the contrary have occasionally been aired – sometimes underpinned by what seems to be solid empirical research hinting at African involvement in the drawing up of the continent’s ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) marked its 50th anniversary. The Golden Jubilee brought together ...

Stories of the kingdom of Kaabu's reign have been told for generations through a kind of traditional song. Now, an archaeological dig has confirming the histories told and retold by griots.

When you glance at a map of West Africa, one border stands out as unusually narrow and oddly shaped — The Gambia. It’s often ...

Louis Theroux has encountered such people before but they have tended to be fringe propositions with no real power. The ...

"Because if we look at the evolution of our species and the branches of our lineage, someone from West Africa has more genetic differences with someone from East Africa than someone from Europe ...

A conversation with Greg Grandin about his groundbreaking new book America, América: A New History of the New World.

Turkey’s deepening energy ties with Africa are part of a multifaceted strategy that blends diplomacy, trade, infrastructure ...