Burkindy, a 45-year-old jewelry designer originally from Burkina Faso, West Africa, opened his first storefront in Crown Heights earlier this year.

The first-generation Liberian-American has always admired her parents, who emigrated from the West African country three decades ago. So, when she started her own jewelry business, she made sure ...

The biggest art fair in West Africa draws artists and curators alike to build on the success of African art in the region and beyond.