Military ushers into office President Umaro Cissoko Embalo’s government
Residents hope election will bring an end to years of stagnation and crisis
Two former prime ministers will face each other in late December
International community continues to play key supporting role in bringing elections to the public
While the number of terror attacks grows, the Burkina Faso army is being implicated in extrajudicial killings
Hearings in the capital, Banjul, will give alleged victims of former President Yahya Jammeh’s regime an opportunity to voice their grievances publicly
The new institution opens its doors amid international debate on returning African art back to African countries
After an official inauguration last month, Senegal finally opened the Museum of Black Civilizations to the general public this week. Ricci Shryock has more from the capital, Dakar.
Meet Sabino Feranandes Te, a weaver in Guinea Bissau who makes 'Pano de Pente' - a colorful and delicately fabric woven using a technique has been passed down for generations.
After years of residential limbo, thousands of Senegalese refugees receive national identification cards
After years of living in a state of limbo, Senegalese refugees in Guinea-Bissau are finally getting identification cards. Some have been in the small West African country for more than two decades after fleeing unrest in Senegal's Casamance region. Ricci Shryock has more from the town of Pelundo.
One year after creating their group of female entrepreneurs, the women say the cooperation is increasing sales
Each day of the monthlong holiday ultimately leads to a moment of community, generosity and devouring of local drinks and foods at sundown — a meal known locally as “Ndogou.”
Scourge kills tens of thousands of people a year; 192 countries back resolution to improve treatment and prevention efforts
The Guinea-Bissau Writers' Association gathers dozens of people who come from different backgrounds but share the same goal: to improve the literature of this small West African country. With one of the world's lowest literacy rates, these poets and novelists have a hard task ahead of them. Ricci Shryock reports from Bissau.
Differing factions are meeting in Abuja Friday and Saturday to try and come to an agreement on who should lead the government
As Guinea Bissau's political elite gather for talks in Nigeria Friday and Saturday, residents and activists in the capital are demanding a solution
According to Oxfam, Italy will need 1.6 million migrants over the next 10 years as there is need for workers
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