To understand West Africa is to truly understand Africa. Voodoo is a deeply-rooted yet severely misunderstood religion, and the chance to explore it feels a true travel privilege. As a pivotal ...

GRADUATES: Some of the graduates of the Catholic Institute of West Africa (CIWA) in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capitalThe Catholic Institute of West Afri­ca (CIWA) in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has ...

A jihadist state is a structure that operates under Islamic law, or sharia, and is directed by a single leader, or caliph, ...

These West African kingdoms and empires developed their own diverse and rich cultures, art, histories and religions. Narrator: From the medieval ages, West Africa was home to a range of powerful ...

A coalition of 29 pan-Yoruba groups has rejected the planned introduction of Sharia law in Yoruba land, warning that its introduction cannot improve the economic, political, social, and cultural ...

Dr. Stephen Schneck, Chairperson of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), Vice Chair Eric Ueland, Commissioner Mohamed Elsanousi, and distinguished fellow ...

Crowther operated in pre-colonial West Africa and translated the Bible ... Rodney taught outside official classrooms on Europe developing Africa. Religion and philosophy were Mbiti’s ...

Ghana's newly elected President John Mahama has announced plans to investigate his predecessor's contested $400 million National Cathedral project, a stalled religious landmark that for critics become ...