West Africa

The genetic marker is similar to what is seen with modern humans, Neanderthals and Denisovans.

"Finalized the agreement for AKON CITY in Senegal. Looking forward to hosting you there in the future," the musician and entrepreneur wrote on social media this week.

Researchers analyzing the perplexing behavior say it appears to be some form of communication.

An undercover documentary film by BBC Africa Eye has exposed a 'sex for grades' university scandal in West Africa.

In total, the bloom weighs a staggering 20 million tons, according to an international team of scientists.

The snake is almost impossible to handle in the normal way without being bitten, due to its unique abilities.

The French president was previously criticized for suggesting Africa's problems were "civilizational."

After Nigeria's information minister sparked controversy with his comments on the dish, the vice president made clear who he thinks makes the best jollof rice.

The prison service head allegedly oversaw two decades of torture in Gambia's prisons.

The West African country has two official languages, but far more French-speakers than English.

Police killed one suspected militant in the capital Ouagadougou and are hunting two more.

No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.

The U.S. has signed a new defense cooperation agreement with Senegal.

The young boy ran into the road and was struck by an armored jeep in the northern city of Mokolo.

Nigerian forces freed the captives in the northeastern state of Borno.

Around half a million women and girls in the U.S. are at risk from undergoing FGM.

The militant group burnt the homes of villagers and killed scores near Maiduguri.

One Russian politician says he expects the vaccine to earn Moscow "billions of dollars."

President Yahya Jammeh wants to distance the West African country from its "colonial legacy."

Soldiers also seized black-and-white flags associated with the Islamic State militant group.

The Nigerian militant group has launched frequent attacks in Cameroon, Chad and Niger.

U.N. coordinator in Cameroon warns that Boko Haram could migrate eastwards towards the Central African Republic.

Nigeria's Boko Haram ahead of #ISIS as world's deadliest militant group, according to new study.

A bomb blast has gone off in a mobile phone market in Kano

Preliminary data from a study out of Sierra Leone confirms the virus is highly capable of sexual transmission long after the patient has recovered.

In Gambia, whole towns are being emptied of their young men on their way to Europe or the U.S.

The panel is calling for immediate reform after an inadequate response to West Africa's deadly Ebola outbreak.

Nearly two months after health officials declared the country free from the grips of the deadly disease, three people have been diagnosed.

A man who recently traveled to West Africa contracted a virus similar to Ebola.

Less than 2 percent of all Ebola donations went to front-line medical staff in Sierra Leone.