The region of Western Africa comprises countries including Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte D’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, ...

DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - From crowded cities to far-flung villages, women with unwanted pregnancies across West Africa are resorting to clandestine and unsafe abortions - driven by shame, ...

Carleton University has empowered West African women scholars under its Carleton QES West Africa Scholarship Programme. The Scholarship Programme is made available to West African women in the final ...

The “Aya” series explores the pains and pleasures of everyday life in a working-class neighborhood in West Africa. By Elian Peltier Reporting from Yopougon, a borough of Abidjan, in Ivory Coast, and ...

The First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu has joined millions around the world in commemorating the International Day of Women and Girls of African Descent, paying glowing tribute to their resilience, ...

After Carnival season and the Black Masking Indians’ Super Sunday display of their new suits, there’s another wave of elaborately constructed ensembles and vibrant cultural traditions on view in New ...