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 ...

According to critics, the move to launch of the Islamic legal code in the region which has roughly as many Muslims as there ...

Analysis - BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) is an informal group of countries seeking a shift from the classical policy of 'balance of power' to 'rebalancing of power' in ...

Form Content  In this interview for JURIST,  Lana Osei JURIST's Chief West Africa Correspondent based in Ghana, and Halima Abena Kyerewah Adam from ...

BY AHMAD SHUAIBU Africa stands to gain invaluable insights from both the achievements and the eventual downfall ...

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

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 ...

President Mahama had an active first few days in the hot seat. Reminiscent of President Trump, who became president for the ...

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 ...

The members of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Mother of Christ who were abducted on Jan. 7 in the Archdiocese of Onitsha in ...

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 ...

By streamlining naturalization processes, Benin is establishing itself as a gateway for Afro-descendants reconnecting with ...