Mali's troubled tourism sector crosses fingers for comeback ...

Every time Senegalese mechanic Ibrahima Mbodj hears screeching tyres, a popping firecracker or even shattering glass, he ...

As we observe Black History Month and prepare for the blessed month of Ramadan, it is befitting that we reflect on the ...

Two Chicago-area collegiate museums are using photography this season to explore how images shape cultural memory. One museum introduces local audiences to a contemporary artist from Mali, and the ...

Sitting in a dim room at a refugee camp in Ivory Coast, Yameogo Aminata, 57, is haunted by memories of the murder of her four ...

The U.S. Embassy reissued a "Level 2" travel advisory for Côte d'Ivoire, warning travelers of increased crime, terrorism threats and piracy risks in the popular destination.

GENEVA - UN experts* today called on authorities in Mali to disclose the fate and whereabouts of Amadou Diarra and his father Samakono Diarra who were ...

Since October 2023, Israel’s war in Gaza has caused mass human suffering. But it has also brought devastation to the cultural ...

“Do not travel to the northern border region of Côte d’Ivoire for any reason,” it said. Crime and terrorism are the major risks in the region, officials said, but unrest, health, and piracy in nearby ...

Al Qaeda remains resilient - and is still under the decades-long protection of the Taliban - as the United Nations warns ...

On weekends for more than five years, volunteers at the East Plano Islamic Center have braved wind, cold and, recently, heckling protesters to pass out boxes of food to a long line of expectant cars.

The United States is reshaping its approach to Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso as Russia expands the footprint of its Africa Corps across the Sahel region.