By Colleen Goko JOHANNESBURG, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Benin's Islamic bond sale is encouraging other African states to consider ...

FILE - The Treasury Building is viewed in Washington, May 4, 2021. The U.S. has imposed its second round of sanctions in less than a week on people and firms in Africa who it says have provided ...

Vice President Kashim Shettima, the Emir of Kano and former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Sanusi and leading economic stakeholders have called on African nations to accelerate ...

The US military is increasing materiel deliveries and intelligence sharing with Nigeria, Africom's deputy commander told AFP, ...

Reporting from Johannesburg, South Africa — Islamic State has accepted a pledge of allegiance by Nigerian extremist group Boko Haram, announcing the expansion of the Syrian-based organization into sub ...

The country is forging ahead in its aim of becoming a regional Islamic finance hub, issuing its debut sukuk in July. However, questions remain as to exactly how dedicated it is to reaching this goal.

Islamic radicals had no objections to accepting infidel cash for their oil, and they eventually used all that wealth to attack the infidel states, as well as seeking to gain control of Moslem majority ...

Scholarship on Christian engagement of Islam in Africa is expanding, and many Africans, especially Christian theologians, are taking interest. The growth in scholarship on Islam and its varied ...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. on Monday imposed its second round of sanctions in less than a week on people and firms in Africa who it says have provided financial or material support to the Islamic State ...