The continent of Africa ... river: “Not until it crosses the Equator will it at last turn away from this misleading course and, describing a remarkable counter-clockwise arc first to the west ...

Traditional African meals are generally organic and therefore quite healthy too, devoid of the additives and refined sugars so prevalent in the West. We also found that meat with vegetables ... One of ...

West African countries have traditionally been hotspots for miners but a number of companies are locked in disputes with military administrations in the region. In recent weeks, several companies ...

Starting in the medieval period, a series of powerful kingdoms developed in West Africa. These West African ... descended from the fishing tribes of the Niger River. He captured Timbuktu and ...

Variety Cruises (0208 324 3117; seafarercruises.co.uk) has the 10-day Rivers of West Africa cruise from £3,167 per person. Price includes flights, transfers, and two nights in Dakar.

Several international operators are positioning themselves with a view to taking on the project to modernise the port of Matadi, which lies halfway between the mouth of the Congo River and Kinshasa, ...

Senegal, Ivory Coast, and Chad have joined three West African countries — Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso — asking for French troop’s withdrawal, marking a major blow to France’s waning ...

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WEST AFRICA has long been a source of booze. In Yoruba mythology Obatala, a deity sent to create humans, stumbled on palm wine and fell into a drunken slumber before completing the task.

The world has some truly remarkable rivers, from the Amazon in South America to the Nile in Africa. While the Nile is the longest and probably the most famous river in Africa, it is certainly ...