Mastercard has opened its first office in Accra, Ghana, expanding its operations in West Africa. This strategic milestone demonstrates Mastercard’s commitment to helping the country’s ...

France has given up most of its military footprint across west Africa with astonishing speed. By the end of the year, the only remaining French base in Africa will be in Djibouti. Driven by ...

West Africa is on the cusp of a transformative industrial revolution as multi-billion dollar investments pour into the region, signaling a renewed focus on economic diversification and ...

WEST AFRICA has long been a source of booze. In Yoruba mythology Obatala, a deity sent to create humans, stumbled on palm wine and fell into a drunken slumber before completing the task.

Africa, the second-largest and second-most-populous continent globally, comprises 54 countries, each with its unique culture, ...

GEOQUIZ: The rand is the official currency of which country? Answer: South Africa. A rand is divided into 100 cents. The largest coin is worth 50 rand, and banknotes are valued from 10 to 200 rand.

This week’s literary geography quiz highlights the ... It shares borders with both South Africa and Botswana.) Yaa Gyasi’s 2016 novel “Homegoing” is set in both West Africa and North ...

Kanye West no longer has a talent agent. Daniel McCartney wrote via Instagram Stories Monday that he does not represent the rapper anymore — “effective immediately.” The 33&West employee ...

Women's cricket in Africa is strongest in the south of the continent, and there are pockets of growth and progress in the east. But now, for the first time, the west will have a presence at a ...

Kanye West is currently selling T-shirts with swastikas on his website, capping off a wild, hate-filled week for the rapper highlighted by posts on his X account. The website received fresh ...

While Russian ally Bashar al-Assad was being toppled by rebels in Syria, another friend of Moscow, President Faustin-Archange Touadéra, was being chaperoned by Kremlin-backed mercenaries in the ...

Anyone in the United States using Google Maps will see the large body of water west of Florida as the Gulf ... to the Gulf of America. The display map for the Gazetteer application is in the ...