Once an emblematic landmark of traditional west African architecture, Dakar's fondly remembered Sandaga market can now only ...

Sandaga is just one of the many historic buildings in Senegal's ever-expanding capital ... part of Dakar's very identity, architect Carole Diop told a small tour group in the city.

Rwandan-backed rebels are gaining ground in eastern Congo despite the unilateral ceasefire they declared earlier this week ...

Architect Carole Diop, who leads tours to showcase the city's historic gems, warns of the mounting dangers. "With a square meter costing nearly 3,000 euros, historic buildings are worth less than the ...

Prayers and melodic chants reverberated across Dakar’s Yoff neighborhood as thousands of Sufi Muslim followers from the ...

Nearly 3,000 people were killed over the last week as rebels captured a key city in one of the deadliest battles in the ...

Once a holding cell for kidnapped Africans, the island’s House of Slaves is today a UNESCO World Heritage site—and the site of healing and atonement.

The M23 rebel group have captured the city of Goma in the eastern DRC in a major escalation of a drawn-out conflict.

A rebel group that claimed to have captured the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last week has called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, after fighting with the Congolese ...

Congolese forces were losing control of the city of Goma on Wednesday after rebel groups backed by Rwanda took over the ...

The Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a major city in eastern Congo have declared a unilateral ceasefire, citing humanitarian ...

It aims to bring delegations from several dozen Asian, European and African states, as well as numerous companies to Dakar in April. The chamber held its first planning meeting in the Senegalese ...