Under previous chairman, Bola Tinubu, the West African economic bloc faced the greatest challenges of its 50-year history.

NEARLY 800 YEARS AGO, Sundiata Keita founded the largest and greatest kingdom in West African history: the Mali Empire. At its height, around 1300, it stretched for some 2,000 kilometers west to ...

Sierra Leone's president is assuming the rotating leadership of the Economic Community of West African States. Under previous ...

The African American Heritage Museum of Southern New Jersey hosted a Juneteenth Bazaar and Show on Thursday at The Noyes Arts ...

Evolution: 150,000-Year-Old Rainforest Discovery Shakes Up Human History. Published Feb 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM EST Updated Mar 02, 2025 at 2:02 PM EST. By . ... near West Africa's southern coast.

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 ...

Taken by Portuguese slave traders, kidnapped by English pirates, and taken far from home, African arrivals to Virginia in 1619 marked the origins of U.S. slavery. Traditions EndurePainted in the ...

This is the West African CFA franc (XOF) to US Dollar (USD) exchange rate history summary page, detailing 180 days of XOF USD historical data from Monday 30/12/2024 to Thursday 26/06/2025 Highest ...

Kọ Café (pronounced “Koh”) is no stereotypical coffee shop. It’s a podcast studio, co-working and performance space, a hub of West African history, and a thriving Black-owned cultural ...

Islam first came to West Africa as a slow and peaceful process, spread by Muslim traders and scholars. The early journeys across the Sahara were done in stages. Goods passed through chains of ...

Mariana Candido, An African Slaving Port and the Atlantic World: Benguela and its Hinterland (Cambridge, 2013). Toby Green, A fistful of shells : West Africa from the rise of the slave trade to the ...

NEARLY 800 YEARS AGO, Sundiata Keita founded the largest and greatest kingdom in West African history: the Mali Empire. At its height, around 1300, it stretched for some 2,000 kilometers west to ...