While genetic tests can reveal the ancestry of enslaved individuals, strontium analysis can now home in on where they actually grew up.

African countries are working together to create larger markets and benefit from economies of scale. In the energy sector, ...

A 50-year-old West Africa regional bloc is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso — formally left the group, known as ECOWAS BAMAKO ...

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — West Africa's regional bloc known as ECOWAS is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries formally quit the group, forming their own alliance and weakening ...

Analysis - Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from within the ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The defense chiefs from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) countries excluding Mali ...

Its emperor Mansa Musa was placed on medieval European maps of Africa with description: "The king is the richest and most noble because his country abounds in gold." Under him, the empire reached its ...

FILE - The defense chiefs from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) countries excluding Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad, Guinea and Niger, pose for a group photo during their ...