Listeners swayed as the celebrated Malian duo Amadou and Mariam sang from a stage on the banks of the Niger River at an ...

The Rencontres de Bamako photography biennale took place from mid-November until mid-January without past sponsor France, ...

Tributes have been paid to Willy Mignon, an era-defining Beninese musician who died at the age of 39. The artist passed away ...

The defence chiefs of ECOWAS countries, except for Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad, Guinea, and Niger, in Accra on August 17, 2024.

Two guest artists speak with Heather by phone to share their latest music; Afro-fusion guitarist, singer, and bandleader Sahad Sarr (Dakar), and fast-rising star Morell (Abuja). The playlist includes ...

Forget Duolingo or following an exam syllabus, language lessons for players start with football terminology and team-mate's ...

Amid a global conservative turn, artists are disrupting the pastoral genre and its social order of class, gender and race ...

The Empire of Mali, one of the wealthiest and most influential in African history, is best known for its famous ruler, Mansa Musa, often regarded as ...

The last three years have been tough for Fanta Charlotte Dabone, a mother of three from the conflict-battered West African country of Burkina Faso. She fled her village after it was attacked by ...

The inaugural Black Europe Film Festival of Minneapolis / Saint Paul, a showcase of Afrodescendant cinema from across Europe, debuts tomorrow through Sunday at various locations in Minneapolis.

French forces have been ousted in recent years from Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso following years of fighting Islamic ... The New Canaan Chamber will present the music program “Americans in Paris” on ...

And speaking of Alaska, there’s an entire section dedicated to local authors and Alaskan history. It’s like a literary love ...