There’s evidence of woman-to-woman marriage in more than 40 societies across west Africa, including the Igbo of Nigeria, the Frafra of Ghana and the Dahomeans of present-day Benin.

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), in collaboration with the United Nations Conference on Trade and ...

STAFF REPORTER The Continental Network for Women’s Business Associations in Africa (CONWOBAA) aimed at promoting intra-African trade, was officially unveiled at the inaugural Global SME Ministerial ...

Yes, Nigeria has now won Wafcon 10 times in 12 competitions. But the undercurrent storyline at this year’s Wafcon in Morocco ...

The manufacturing of African print textiles has shifted to China in the 21st century. While they are widely consumed in ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has taken a significant step to boost the capacity of West African ...

The U.N. food agency’s regional head says Nigeria is facing “an unprecedented hunger crisis,” and the need for food is rising ...

How one woman is inspiring a new future for Africa’s nomadic herders When communities are constantly on the move, they lose political power. In Senegal, Awa Sow has radical ideas to change all that.

Grammy winner Angelique Kidjo and Mariam Doumbia, from Amadou & Mariam, are part of a supergroup of West African women whose CD “Republique Amazone” is a mesmerizing blend of female advocacy and dance ...

Nigeria clinched gold medals in both men's and women's International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) West Africa Regional ...

Kenya’s Laura Akunga Mwenje, who is the Founder and CEO of Benchmark Solutions Limited and the Chairperson of African Women Entrepreneurship Program (AWEP) Kenya and Secretariat, was elected the ...