Women leaders from across West Africa have called on Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) authorities to remove ...

For Mariame Condé, the seed-collecting work came at a critical time. In January 2022, she was pregnant and nearly out of food ...

The region of Western Africa comprises countries including Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte D’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, ...

Female-led startups in Nigeria are addressing everyday problems by enhancing access to credit, digitising healthcare, ...

The marginalisation of women has been a longstanding issue throughout history. Women have historically had less of a frontline role in society compared to their male counterparts. However, in the 21st ...

Mobile Creche in Manga, Burkina Faso. Credit: PEJDC – Youth Employment and Skills Development Project. Childcare services are critical to empowering women, reducing poverty, and promoting equitable ...

Precious Madueke, better known as Preshbae, holds the title of richest female forex trader in West Africa. Recently, she was honored with the Best Female Trader in West Africa and Boss Girl in Forex ...

The Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa has said that a largely informal economy in the West African regional bloc is driving the human trafficking market, said to ...

Yassin Fatty, a traditional practitioner of female genital cutting in the West African nation of Gambia, became the first to be convicted there. But her case led to a backlash and a popular campaign ...

Lawmakers in the West African country had supported overturning the prohibition, but changed course on Monday after a vociferous campaign led by women. By Ruth Maclean Reporting from Dakar, Senegal ...

For years, African MMA fighters had little choice but to leave the continent to pursue professional success. Opportunities, infrastructure, and visibility were primarily found overseas, making the ...