Gris-gris are rooted in traditional African faiths that believe vital powers in animals and nature may be unlocked — to harm, ...

Houston boasts the largest West African population in the country, and one resident with Nigerian roots is showcasing his ...

A team of researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi has uncovered how genetic and lifestyle factors influence immune responses to malaria ...

A regional Centre for the training of local Chinese teachers in West Africa has been inaugurated at the Confucius Institute ...

Morocco maintained its 50th position globally in the 2025 Global Soft Power Index by Brand Finance, leading North Africa and ...

The Kriol Jazz Festival (KJF), a significant platform for Creole-inspired music, has now become a sustainable export from ...

Seck explained that every African country has its own specific type of drum to provide vital communications between communities. He noted his drum came from Guinea, South Africa, and is ...

The Malian director Souleymane Cissé, one of the fathers of African cinema, died on Wednesday in a Bamako clinic aged 84, his ...

Excerpts: In a remarkable yet overwhelming recognition of its cultural and arts essence, the Museum of West African Art, MOWAA was recently listed by the New York Times as one of the global ...

News is honoring Black history this February, including the West Virginia Black Heritage Festival (WVBHF), which is held each year in downtown Clarksburg and attracts people from all across the ...

Africa is no longer chained to the West without recourse. China’s ascendency, Russia’s resurgence and the mounting global ...

An accomplished songwriter of Broadway musicals and jazz standards, this West Virginian man is one of the people responsible ...