The past three years have been turbulent for the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a region that has experienced ...

The U.N. children’s fund is accusing armed men, likely on both sides of the conflict in eastern Congo, of raping scores of children over the past weeks as rebels expand their footprint and push govern ...

It's a taboo topic and an age-old practice across several countries and religious traditions in Africa, the Middle East and ...

Senegal hopes for a new International Monetary Fund programme by June, Finance Minister Cheikh Diba said on Thursday, as the ...

Serigne Mbaye, chef of the James Beard award-winning "Dakar NOLA," showcases a unique blend of Senegalese and New Orleans ...

The world around us was khaki and brown—a sprawling sea of sand, with tracks carved in the dirt for makeshift roadways.

Senegal's Court of Auditors released a long-awaited review of the country's finances on Wednesday that confirmed the previous government misreported key economic data including debt and deficit ...

Dakar, Senegal – On a weekday at Dakar’s open-air Fass Market ... Indeed, streets in the capital city and across Senegal were ...

Lame joins a list of other celebrities that serve as ambassadors including Donald Glover(Childish Gambino) and Shakira.

For those living in Goma, which has been captured by Rwanda-backed rebels, there is little water, little food and much ...

Sandaga is just one of the many historic buildings in Senegal's ever ... that formed part of Dakar's very identity, architect Carole Diop told a small tour group in the city.