Since the African continent was divided at the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885, the struggle for its wealth has played out on two fronts. The first was political, as European powers, starting with King ...

Most gold production and reserves in west Africa are found within the west African craton. This is one of the world’s oldest ...

Captain Ibrahim Traoré is the interim leader of Burkina Faso, having taken over the position following a coup which he led ...

The cost of a daily nutritious diet in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger is 110% higher than the west African region’s daily ...

South Africa certainly had abundance. There were seemingly endless tracts of fertile farmland; rich seams of precious gold, ...

A team of researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi has uncovered how genetic and lifestyle factors influence immune responses to malaria ...

The morning sun slants through the canopy of Senegal’s Niokolo-Koba National Park as Sgt. Abdou Diouf and his brigade of ...

A Nigerian content creator was warmly embraced by Soweto street vendors who told him that fellow African brothers were family ...

America was also the biggest donor of foreign aid. Initially, the point was to offer a hand-up to Africa’s underdeveloped ...

This Black History Month, the Banner is teaming up with WriteBoston’s Teens In Print program, highlighting young voices of ...

DMG Events has said there is a need to accelerate industrial revolution in West ... see African nations leapfrogging for a more rapid and efficient industrial revolution. “The West Africa ...