Islam in Ghana Islam has a long history in Ghana, dating back to the 10th century when it was introduced through trade routes connecting North Africa and the Sahel region with West Africa .

Vitol will buy stakes in West African oil and gas assets from Italy's Eni , bolstering the global commodity trading house's ...

ASX-listed unhedged gold mining company West African Resources has reported positive results for its resource estimation and ...

Gold is one of the resources at the heart of these tensions. West Africa has been a renowned gold mining hub for centuries, dating back to the ancient Ghana empire, which earned its reputation as ...

One ex-capital city is home to 4,200 millionaires and two billionaires, making it the richest city in West Africa, and the fifth wealthiest city in the whole continent. In this sprawling city ...

Humans lived under the leafy canopy of a West African rainforest by at least 150,000 years ago. Previously, the oldest secure evidence for humans living in African rainforests dated to about ...

As you move into Southern Africa, you may notice a narrow panhandle jutting out from Namibia. This is the Caprivi Strip. Until the early 20th century, Germany controlled German South West Africa ...

For centuries, African people have passed their histories down through oral storytelling. That’s how J.P. Hales-Bâ learned his stories — his dad read him West African folktales at bedtime.

With one of the most diverse ecosystems in west Africa’s savanna belt, it is a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization World Heritage Site and shelters threatened ...

Kanye West has been one of the few public figures to be outspoken in support of Sean “Diddy” Combs, who is awaiting trial on multiple charges related to sexual assault. On Saturday ...

But the drug combination has flooded West African markets, particularly Nigeria, where an estimated four million people abuse opioids. The World Health Organization estimates that around 100,000 ...

Squabbles soon erupted in Europe over who “owned” what. The French, for example, clashed with Britain over several West African territories, and again with King Leopold over Central African ...