Sierra Leone: The West African nation welcoming the world
Long known as one of Africa's great beach destinations, a new generation of Sierra Leoneans is eager to show visitors that ...
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West African booze is becoming a luxury product
Both women are targeting the luxury market. Unlike informally produced ogogoro, which is cheap and has not quite shed its ...
West African BRVM stock exchange hit record value in 2024
The total value of West Africa's regional BRVM stock exchange rose to 20.6 trillion CFA francs ($32 billion) in 2024, a ...
West Africa’s junta-led nations announce deployment of a joint force as extremist violence spikes
Niger’s defense minister says the junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force that will soon be deployed in the restive Sahel region against rising ...
In African Publishing, ‘There Is a Renaissance Going On’
A new ecosystem of publishers, bookstores, literary magazines and festivals is promoting African writers and changing the ...
Across Africa, Russia is growing in influence. What might Moscow want?
Reliance on Russia’s military offerings has become increasingly prevalent in parts of Africa, amid an aggressive push by ...
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Cocoa Prices Supported by West African Crop Concerns
Wednesday closed up +116 (+1.00%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH25) closed up +107 (+1.16%). Cocoa prices Wednesday rose ...
African Food Is Becoming Popular In The Midwest, Thanks To One Liberian Woman
Liberia, a West African nation bordered by Sierra Leone, Guinea and Cote d’Ivoire, was ravaged by a conflict that displaced ...
Junta Chiefs In W.Africa Look Increasingly Less Isolated
West African leaders considered military intervention to stop Niger from falling under the sway of a junta following a coup.
Djimon Hounsou on battling ‘systemic racism,’ and reconnecting Black people to their African roots
Two-time Oscar-nominated actor Djimon Hounsou talks about his philanthropic work, and how ‘systemic racism’ means he’s still ...
Long forgotten, Black South African servicemen who died in WWI are finally honored with a memorial
The names are carved on poles of African hardwood that are set upright as if reaching for the sun. No one knows where the men they represent were buried.
West Africa could soon have a jihadist State. Here’s why
I believe the key factors that could aid the establishment of a jihadist state in the Sahel region of west Africa include ...