Benin's citizenship law carries significance in part because of the role it played in the transatlantic slave trade.

US singer Ciara has become one of the first public figures to be granted citizenship of Benin, under a new law offering nationality to the descendants of slaves.

Some 80,000 children are estimated to be at high risk of cholera in West and Central Africa as the rainy season begins across ...

US Grammy winner Ciara becomes one of the first public figures to gain Benin citizenship under My Afro Origins Law.

In a landmark tribute to journalistic excellence, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) hosted the inaugural ...

UNITED NATIONS, July 30 (Xinhua) -- An estimated 80,000 children are at high risk of cholera as the rainy season begins across West and Central Africa, a UN spokesperson said Wednesday.

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned that more than 80,000 children are at high risk of contracting cholera ...

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said Tuesday that he would seek a fourth term leading the West African nation, which ...

By Earl ANKRAH, Ashwini Rekha SEBASTIAN & Allswell OKINE Intra-regional trade in agricultural and food products is crucial ...

THE brother of a missing east Belfast man is continuing his search for answers in Paris after suddenly losing contact two ...