BBC Verify tracks a man accused of selling places on a migrant boat which left dozens dead after getting lost at sea.

Thousands of people rallied in Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou on Wednesday in support of the military junta after an ...

There Will Never be World Peace Until Imperialism is Dead: Hands Off Ibrahim Traore. There is no better time for African ...

Senegal is renowned for its vibrant surf scene, with powerful Atlantic swells along West Africa’s coast offering perfect ...

The African Knockout (AKO) Championship successfully hosted AKO8 at The Pistis Conference Centre, Lekki, Lagos, thrilling a large audience with electrifying MMA action. The event featured 18 fighters ...

Discover what it's like to sail aboard the 44-passenger Harmony G along the coast of West Africa and up the Gambia River.

DAKAR, Senegal, Apr 18 2025 (IPS) - In my country, Senegal, almost 70 percent of our land is used to graze livestock. Here and across Africa, pastoralists and livestock keepers sustain herding systems ...

Highly active in Africa and focused on funding infrastructure, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), a United States ...

Gorée Island, off the coast of Dakar, is a somber reminder of the transatlantic ... Located about 3 kilometers off Dakar, the capital city of Senegal, Gorée is a small island, only reachable by ferry.

Gorée Island, off the coast of Dakar, is a somber reminder of the transatlantic slave trade. Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, it embodies both the duty to remember and the challenges of passing ...

The international police agency Interpol says that police raids have rescued 33 West Africans from a human trafficking ring ...

Former Credit Suisse boss Tidjane Thiam is to run for president in Ivory Coast's forthcoming election ... uncle Habib Thiam was a prime minister in Senegal, on two occasions, spanning a total ...