The actors who play the sisterhood of stylists in 'Jaja's African Hair Braiding' sit down for a candid beauty-shop conversation in light of the show's L.A. premiere at Center Theatre Group's Mark ...

DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - From crowded cities to far-flung villages, women with unwanted pregnancies across West Africa are resorting to clandestine and unsafe abortions - driven by shame, ...

A Nigerian woman who is a prophetess claims she saw President Donald Trump swinging into action to protect Christians in two West African countries.

Carleton University has empowered West African women scholars under its Carleton QES West Africa Scholarship Programme. The Scholarship Programme is made available to West African women in the final ...

The ECOWAS Gender Development Centre (EGDC) and its partners meet in Abuja to strengthen the political leadership of young ...

The popular hit Coup du marteau (Hammer Blow) by Ivorian rapper Tam Paiya and featuring Team Paiya has become the unofficial ...

Grammy winner Angelique Kidjo and Mariam Doumbia, from Amadou & Mariam, are part of a supergroup of West African women whose CD "Republique Amazone" is a mesmerizing blend of female advocacy and dance ...

An African-American lady has made public the unexpected results of her DNA test conducted to find her ancestry According to the lady, she has always been curious to know where she came from, and the ...

Bisserat Tseggai, left, Jordan Rice, Victoire Charles and Claudia Logan star in "Jaja's African Hair Braiding," which just premiered at Center Theatre Group's Mark Taper Forum. (Christina House / Los ...