West Africa is the world’s new epicentre for terrorism – Nigeria is expanding its air force in response
The capabilities of the Nigerian Air Force have geopolitical implications for combating terrorism and threats of coups in ...
China's top diplomat heads to Africa as West's attention dwindles
China's top diplomat began his annual New Year tour of Africa on Sunday, maintaining a 35-year-long tradition, to quietly ...
African Leaders Push Back at Macron’s Remarks They Owe Their Sovereignty to France
African officials pushed back after French President Emmanuel Macron said that some of their nations owed their sovereignty ...
West Africa could soon have a jihadist state – here’s why
A combination of population explosion, failure of governance and endemic poverty creates a perfect breeding ground for a ...
Come home, Ghana told the African diaspora. Now some Black Americans take its citizenship
Flipping through a family album, Keachia Bowers paused on a photo of her as a baby on her father’s lap as he held the 1978 ...
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Centenary of diamond prospecting and mining along South Africa’s West Coast
In this article, Dr John Bristow of the Overberg Geoscientists Group writes about the centenary of diamond prospecting and ...
Djimon Hounsou on battling ‘systemic racism,’ and reconnecting Black people to their African roots
Two-time Oscar-nominated actor Djimon Hounsou talks about his philanthropic work, and how ‘systemic racism’ means he’s still ...
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From fields to fashion: A tale of five West African giants
In the heart of West Africa lies a treasure that has woven communities together for centuries: cotton. This humble fibre has ...