Mali is on the verge of falling to an Islamist group that has pledged to transform the country into a pre-modern caliphate. The militant group’s momentum has Mali’s neighbors worried.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A senior U.N. official who just returned from Mali says radical Islamists who now control about two-thirds of the country are targeting women — demanding that they cover their ...

On average across 38 countries, large majorities of Africans say women should be able to decide for themselves whether and when to marry (75%) as well as when to have children and how many children to ...

BAMAKO (Reuters) - Thirteen artisanal miners, including women and three children, were killed in southwest Mali on Wednesday after a tunnel in which they were digging for gold flooded, the national ...

Four teams have been added to an expanded Africa Cup of Nations in women’s soccer after they were eliminated when qualifying games were completed last month. The Confederation of African ...

As the world marks the 2025 International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists (IDEI), the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is calling for urgent action to confront a growing ...

The UM6P has partnered with the Mastercard Foundation to offer a scholarship program that will empower young women in Africa.