Browsing: West Africa

According to the videos online, there was no mistaking it: the loudest roars of approval during Ghana’s president’s inauguration, John Mahama, were reserved for the visiting…

Hear the word Niger these days, and you’ll think of revolutionary coups, uranium, and giving ECOWAS, France and the U.S the boot… This time, though, we…

Burkina nightclubs bounce to the sound of Cuban music. But how did Salsa find its way to West Africa? History, politics and immigration played their part,…

Did you know that in 1010 AD, the largest man-made structure in Africa was located in the Old Benin Kingdom, in present-day Nigeria? The mighty Walls…

Group chats on WhatsApp can get awkward when the wrong people have accidentally been invited. As France and Britain find out when they get roasted by…

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

It’s Africa’s tallest statue, a revolutionary symbol against the shackles of colonialism, a call for unity among African nations, an enduring emblem of Pan-Africanism and has…

2024 has produced both highs and lows for pan-Africanism. Imperialist-instigated wars continued to rage in many parts of the continent, including Sudan and the Democratic Republic…

Our ‘Sister Of The Year’ recognition goes to Gaza’s 10-year-old Afro-Palestinian journalist, Lama Abu Jamous. Lama (lama_jamous9 on X), the youngest reporter from Gaza, has grabbed…

The legacy of the Mali Empire endures not only in history books but also in the indelible mark it left on the conscience of African people…