Browsing: West Africa

Over 250 children were kidnapped from a school in Kaduna State, northwestern Nigeria, on Thursday, March 7th. Pupils were about to settle in their classrooms at…

A Nigerian artist has harnessed the power of AI to create a fashion show that celebrates the elderly people of the African continent.

The head of Niger’s armed forces has announced the creation of a joint anti-jihadist force – together with Burkina Faso and Mali. Moussa Salaou Barmou said…

March is Women’s History Month, and in recognition of the progress made by some of Africa’s most formidable female figures, today we remember Hannah Kudjoe. Thirty-eight…

Fela Anikulapo Kuti and his musical family have done much to shape Nigerian arts, culture and politics. His mother Funmilayo Kuti was a revolutionary who organised…

More pictures of jubilant footy fans from Ivory Coast, after their AFCON triumph. That 2-1 victory over Nigeria in the final will probably go down in…

What happens when you try to hold a pan-African convention on Kwame Nkrumah square in Ghana’s capital on Constitution Day? Simple answer, it gets cancelled by…

Nigeria has long been terrorised by militias, who raid villages and kidnap people for ransom, exacerbating religious and ethnic tensions. Since the conflict began in 2009,…

One hundred and one years ago, the “father of African film”, Ousmane Sembène, was born in Ziguinchor, Senegal. Sembène’s career began modestly, working a number of…