Researchers have uncovered the origins and genetic diversity of the Fulani, one of Africa's largest pastoral populations. The ...

Starting in the medieval period, a series of kingdoms rose and fell in West Africa. The kingdoms of Benin, Mali, Songhai, Kongo and Asante each had their own language and unique ways of leading ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is currently pained by the establishment of the Alliance des États du Sahel (AES: Alliance of Sahel States, ASS).

A creole language forms when two different languages mix into a new language, like Haitian Creole which is a mixture of French and West African languages, and Jamaican Patois, a mix of English and ...

Africa, a continent with over 2,000 languages, has largely been overlooked in AI training. The project will launch next year and initially focus on two West African languages: Wolof and Pulaar.