By Loucoumane Coulibaly ABIDJAN, March 13 (Reuters) - Traditional chiefs wearing crowns and gold chains gathered at Ivory Coast's main airport on Friday to welcome the return of a "talking drum" ...

Sausalito resident Barry Hoffner pictured with recipients of the Bourse Jackie Scholarship. (Courtesy of Barry Hoffner) ...

Three female students shrugged off stiff challenge from their male counterparts to sweep the top three prizes at the 2025 West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Distinction Awards in Accra yesterday ...

King Charles III on Wednesday praised Britain's "partnership of equals" with Nigeria as he hosted a banquet for President Bola Tinubu during the first state visit by the leader of Africa's most ...

Parishioners at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Pinetown are considering withholding church offerings after their planned meeting with Durban Archbishop Mandla Jwara did not take place.

Interest in studying Swahili – the lingua franca of much of East Africa – is booming in Egypt.

West African Resources reported strong 2025 earnings with $567 million profit and upbeat plans for its gold operations. The post West African Resources posts $567m profit as gold production grows ...

When 22-year-old Wendy Faith shared a Valentine’s Day kiss with 21-year-old Alesi Diana Denise in Uganda — a country infamous ...

Now, I am standing in Benin, a place which holds a part of my heritage, watching the rhythm of the crowd and the invocation of spirits, and thinking of the father who raised me—and also the other who ...

The Algerian language, commonly referred to as Darija, constitutes a complex linguistic phenomenon resulting from a long history of cultural contact and ...

France has returned a looted sacred talking drum to Ivory Coast, marking the first official restitution of precious artifacts from France to the west African nation after they were looted during the c ...

TEHRAN (ANI) – To deepen cultural ties, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar announced that India has decided to include Farsi (Persian) as one of the nine classical languages in India under the New ...