At dawn on June 1, gunfire shattered the stillness of Mali's military base in Boulkessi. Waves of jihadist insurgents from an ...

In 1967, he co-authored the “History of West Africa” to consider themes such as the encroachment of European industrial capitalism on the Western Sudan, and contributed to a 1971 work for ...

west african history; a voyage down and facts that are of record. night on boards ship--an able ghost story--bloody and aimless squabbles of the past.

France will on Thursday formally hand back its last military bases in Senegal, leaving the French army with no permanent ...

He can speak to the media about the social and cultural history of West Africa, including how slavery, colonialism, imperialism and Atlantic commerce have shaped the region. His research interests in ...

First ancient genomes from West Africa reveal complexity of human ancestry. The ancient DNA of four children who lived thousands of years ago in western Cameroon has unearthed many more questions ...

Niger has dealt with waves of political instability for decades, and Tchiani's takeover marked the "fifth successful coup in the West African nation's history since it gained independence from ...

Explore the rich culture, history and diversity of West Africa, and learn about the impact and the role that these countries played in the transatlantic slave trade. September 4 – 17, 2025 ...

Moin moin, for example, does not need the additions of animal products that have become ubiquitous across Lagos. (“The Nigerian Cookbook” by H.O. Anthonio and M. Isoun, published in 1982 ...