The Islamic University of Niger was founded in 1986, and the Islamic University in Uganda opened its doors two years later. The International University of Africa, in Sudan, previously a ...

Lit by a sunbeam slanting through his broken roof, a 16-year-old Islamic student chants verses from a brittle, yellowing page — one of an estimated 1 million ancient texts that experts say are ...

By Colleen Goko JOHANNESBURG, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Benin's Islamic bond sale is encouraging other African states to consider sharia-compliant financing, after robust demand highlighted the potential to ...

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 ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. The Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) has announced that it has replaced ...

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 ...

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 ...

The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) ( a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, has ...

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 ...