West Africa

Ancient Origins Unearthed in Ivory Coast

A groundbreaking discovery in Anyama, Ivory Coast, reveals that Homo sapiens inhabited the area 150,000 years ago – pushing back human history in the region by nearly 80,000 years! Archaeologists identify this site as the earliest known evidence of Homo sapiens habitation in West Africa.  

Protests in Senegal Demanding New Election Date

Hundreds of people gathered in Dakar on Saturday, February 24, to call on President Macky Sall to set a date for the presidential elections. The poll, which was supposed to take place this weekend, has been postponed. Several hundred people demonstrated in Dakar on Saturday calling on the president to set a date to elect his successor before his ...