DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - From crowded cities to far-flung villages, women with unwanted pregnancies across West Africa are resorting to clandestine and unsafe abortions - driven by shame, ...

The popular hit Coup du marteau (Hammer Blow) by Ivorian rapper Tam Paiya and featuring Team Paiya has become the unofficial anthem for his RHDP party with former prime ministers, ministers, MPs and ...

Carleton University has empowered West African women scholars under its Carleton QES West Africa Scholarship Programme. The Scholarship Programme is made available to West African women in the final ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding,” which opened on Broadway in 2023, just staged its L.A. premiere at Mark Taper ...

Grammy winner Angelique Kidjo and Mariam Doumbia, from Amadou & Mariam, are part of a supergroup of West African women whose CD "Republique Amazone" is a mesmerizing blend of female advocacy and dance ...

A 22-year-old Milwaukee woman fled a traffic stop, causing a fatal crash, according to prosecutors. The crash killed Al-Mukhtar Sidiya, a West African immigrant working as a rideshare driver. The ...

An African-American lady has made public the unexpected results of her DNA test conducted to find her ancestry According to the lady, she has always been curious to know where she came from, and the ...

A hair braiding shop is more than a salon, it's a community center. As a Black woman, sometimes you see the person who braids your hair more than you see your doctor or your therapist, says Bisserat ...

Bisserat Tseggai, left, Jordan Rice, Victoire Charles and Claudia Logan star in "Jaja's African Hair Braiding," which just premiered at Center Theatre Group's Mark Taper Forum. (Christina House / Los ...