A 22-year-old Milwaukee woman faces decades behind bars after prosecutors say she fled a traffic stop, led police on a chase, ...

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.

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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 ...

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.

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

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

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