Study published in Nature pushes back the known evidence of human habitation in rainforests by over 80,000 years.

This is the conclusion of an international team of researchers who re-examined an archaeological site in West Africa from which ... This reflects a complex history of population subdivision ...

Most gold production and reserves in west Africa are found within the west African craton. This is one of the world’s oldest ...

They earned a fearsome reputation in the late 19th century when they inflicted the biggest defeat Britain had ever suffered ...

The ancient city of Chinguetti is succumbing to a sea of sand – Sam Metz discovers how its residents are dealing with ...

Researchers found evidence humans lived at a site in southern Côte d’Ivoire, a region of present-day rainforest, about 150,000 years ago.

Chatham House convening and research focuses on social norms and anti-corruption programming in Nigeria; cross-border conflict and smuggling across West Africa as part of the XCEPT research programme; ...

Gold is one of the resources at the heart of these tensions. West Africa has been a renowned gold mining hub for centuries, dating back to the ancient Ghana empire, which earned its reputation as ...