Terrorist groups are becoming more daring with increased attacks on military camps across the west Africa region.

West Africa: Islam and Peace Building in Region. 10 October 2011. Daily Trust (Abuja) analysis By Muhammad SA'ad Abubakar. The second dimension of these crises, especially in Kaduna and Plateau ...

Anecdotal evidence of links between local political groups and al Qaeda has recently focused attention on the long-standing role of Islam in West African society -- and the possibility that West ...

Opinion - Islam entered West Africa around the 11th century, and according to the oldest source concerning this, the Muslim geographer Al-Zuhri writing in 1137, the people of Ghana converted in ...

Islam first came to West Africa as a slow and peaceful process, spread by Muslim traders and scholars. The early journeys across the Sahara were done in stages. Goods passed through chains of ...

Lamin Sanneh discusses the origin and evolution of the Muslim pacifist tradition in West Africa highlighting Islam's role in fostering political moderation, religious tolerance, and social ...