South African rescuers ended their attempts on Thursday to find anyone left in an illegal gold mine where at least 78 people died during a police siege, as a local volunteer described the horror ...

Ghana’s President, John Dramani Mahama, has expressed worry about the growing insurgency in the West African sub-region and the Sahel that had endangered the lives of its citizens. He says the issue, ...

Women's cricket in Africa is strongest in the south of the continent, and there are pockets of growth and progress in the east. But now, for the first time, the west will have a presence at a ...

Quiz: How well do you remember cricket in 2024? Bangladesh in West Indies 2024 Sammy named West Indies head coach across all formats Bangladesh beat West Indies to draw series and end long wait ...

WEST AFRICA has long been a source of booze. In Yoruba mythology Obatala, a deity sent to create humans, stumbled on palm wine and fell into a drunken slumber before completing the task.

Nay Maps is a South African actor born on 30th March 1989. He is the firstborn of three children born to the late Bishop Simeon Maphalala and his wife. Maps grew up alongside his two younger sisters ...

In the heart of West Africa lies a treasure that has woven communities together for centuries: cotton. This humble fibre has travelled from the fields of dedicated farmers to global fashion runways, ...

Many African stars have achieved international and club success, making a significant impact on the global football stage. Modern African players like Mohamed Salah and Samuel Eto'o have left a ...

Thanks to the significant Ethiopian and Eritrean diaspora population in Seattle, the city has long had a thriving — if sometimes overlooked — Horn of Africa dining scene. (If you’re looking for an all ...

Whether you're a local or in town for a special occasion, a West End show is a brilliant way to spend an evening. From award-winning musicals to book adaptations, and from re-tellings of iconic ...

a director with the Institute of West Asian and African Studies under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, told the Global Times on Sunday. According to the plan, China and Africa will in the ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A girl holds a portrait of U.S. President Jimmy Carter in a market in Lagos, Nigeria, March 31, 1978, the ...