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An antiques dealer who sold a rare African mask for $4.6 million won a legal battle with the elderly couple who sold it to him for $165 without realizing the treasure’s actual worth.

President Donald Trump has promised West African leaders a shift from aid to trade during a White House meeting. On Wednesday ...

Terrorist groups are becoming more daring with increased attacks on military camps across the west Africa region.

Young West African ‘catfish’ scammers have turned cyber-fraud into a cornerstone of transnational crime by recycling age-old scams for the social media age. We investigate.

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art will showcase works by sculptor and printmaker Bruce Onobrakpeya, considered one the fathers of postcolonial Nigerian modernism. On view June 21 ...

After Nigerian Independence, One Renowned Artist Made Jesus a West African Savior in His Vibrant Work Painter and printmaker Bruce Onobrakpeya put forth a new vision of biblical figures for ...

Kanye West concealed his face under a black ski mask while at the Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony for Charlie Wilson.

Disinformation on West African social networks is surging, particularly in the coup-hit Sahel region. This has serious consequences for the daily work of journalists.

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Around 90 banks and financial institutions have joined a new instant payment initiative, which aims to process payment transactions of all kinds 24 hours a day, seven days a week, within the WAEMU ...