Why West Africa is now the world's terrorism hotspot
Having slipped undetected into Mali's capital weeks ago, the jihadis struck just before dawn prayers. They killed dozens of ...
Analysis-West Africa Becomes Global Terrorism Hotspot as Western Forces Leave
A Reuters analysis of data from U.S. crisis-monitoring group Armed Conflict Location & Event Data (ACLED) found that the ...
'Water is flooding everywhere' as torrential rains sweep through West, Central Africa
As torrential rains sweep through Central and West Africa, floods have killed more than 1,000 people and displaced hundreds ...
'Water is flooding everywhere' as torrential rains sweep through West and Central Africa
As torrential rains sweep through Central and West Africa, floods have killed more than 1,000 people and displaced hundreds ...
Russia Signs Satellite Deal With Three West African Military Juntas
The partnership between Russia’s space agency and the governments of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger deepens these countries’ ...
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‘In five years, West Africa will fully embrace global banking standards,’ says Ecobank’s Paul‑Harry Aithnard
The WAEMU managing director at Ecobank tells The Africa Report how his job has changed over the past decade under the ...
A Sleeping Giant Awakes: Economic Growth in West Africa
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) just released its African Trade and Economic Outlook report for 2024. Titled "A ...
Why has West Africa become a world terrorism hotspot?
STORY: This 20-year-old fled from Mali to Spain after jihadist militants attacked his village.:: Barcelona, SpainHis mother and father were dead, his brother and sister missing."I thought they had all ...
Floods devastate West and Central Africa
Unprecendented flooding in Nigeria, Cameroon, Niger, Chad, Mali, Ghana and Liberia has triggered humanitarian crises. An ...
Deadly flooding in West and Central Africa leaves corpses of crocodiles and snakes floating among human bodies
Floods have killed more than 1,000 people and displaced hundreds of thousands in the region, worsening existing humanitarian crises.
Attacks by Islamic extremists are rampant in Africa's Sahel. Here's what we know about them
Here’s what we know about the security situation in Sahel: Over the last decade, the region has been shaken by extremist ...
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ECOWAS earmarks $380m to electrify schools, health centres in West Africa
The Economic Community of West African States Commission has announced plans to invest $380m in electrifying public schools ...