Islam first came to West Africa as a slow and peaceful process ... in one of which they assemble for the Friday prayer. There are salaried imams and muezzins, as well as jurists and scholars." ...

Eid al-Fitr is celebrated by Muslims worldwide to mark the end of the fasting month, Ramadan. This celebration is one of the ...

Authorities blame the deadly attack in the town of Kokorou on the Islamic State in the Great Sahara, an ISIL affiliate.

Burkina Faso and Mali known as the epicentre of a jihadist insurgency in West Africa linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State. Islamist militants killed at least 44 civilians and severely injured 13 ...