West Africa is the world’s new epicentre for terrorism – Nigeria is expanding its air force in response
The capabilities of the Nigerian Air Force have geopolitical implications for combating terrorism and threats of coups in ...
West Africa could soon have a jihadist state – here’s why
A combination of population explosion, failure of governance and endemic poverty creates a perfect breeding ground for a ...
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What was precolonial West Africa like?
he united several of West Africa’s kingdoms to defeat Ghana’s king, Sumanguru. He then began to conquer more land in the area, calling his new kingdom the Mali Empire. Records of oral history ...
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How slavery shaped the modern West
In Born in Blackness, Howard W. French explores Africa’s critical role in shaping the modern world through the transatlantic ...
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In Search of the 800-Year-Old Instrument That Keeps West African Tradition Alive
NEARLY 800 YEARS AGO, Sundiata Keita founded the largest and greatest kingdom in West African history: the Mali Empire. At its height, around 1300, it stretched for some 2,000 kilometers west to ...
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West Africa in 2025: Security response needed against extremist insurgency
Will the Alliance of Sahel States quell their struggles with Islamist militants, and ask their Russian security guests to ...
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West Africa regional bloc approves exit timeline for 3 coup-hit member states
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — West Africa’s regional bloc ECOWAS approved Sunday an exit timeline for three coup-hit nations after a nearly yearlong process of mediation to avert the unprecedented ...