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My children were recruited in a trafficking scam. I joined a police hunt to find them
Foday Musa looked broken as he listened to the last voice message he received from his son. It is 76 seconds long and the young man sounds…
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Why some African countries are prone to military takeovers
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — It had become a familiar scene in West Africa. A group of soldiers appeared on state television in Benin on Sunday…
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Benin coup attempt foiled by loyalist troops, interior minister says
Benin's interior minister has appeared on national TV to announce that an attempted coup in the West Africa nation has been thwarted.…
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As Russia's Africa Corps fights in Mali, witnesses describe atrocities from beheadings to rapes
DOUANKARA, Mauritania (AP) — A new Russian military unit that replaced the Wagner mercenary group is carrying out abuses including rapes…
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Spain's radically different approach to African migration
Spain is kicking against the prevailing political mood among Western nations when it comes to migration and policies regarding the African…
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IHG to open Crowne Plaza Hotel in Lagos by 2028
IHG Hotels & Resorts has signed an agreement to launch a new Crowne Plaza hotel in Ikeja, Lagos, scheduled to open in early 2028. The…
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West Africa Rain Pummels Cocoa Prices
Cacao by Allybally4b via Pixabay July ICE NY cocoa (CCN25) Friday closed down -1,221 (-12.61%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN25)…
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Ivory Coast takes control of last remaining French base as French military departs
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast officially took control of the last remaining French military base in the country on Thursday as…
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Ivory Coast asks French troops to leave, the latest African country to do so
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast announced on Tuesday that French troops will leave the country after a decadeslong military…
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Nearly 70 migrants died when their boat sank en route to Spain, a Malian minister says
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Nearly 70 migrants died when their boat sank as they tried to reach Spain earlier this month, Mali’s Minister for…
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Southern Africa elections brought big changes in 2024
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — In Southern Africa, where democracy remains relatively stable, elections held in 2024 saw long-governing…
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West Africa regional bloc sets up court for crimes under dictatorship in Gambia
SERREKUNDA, Gambia (AP) — West Africa's regional bloc ECOWAS on Sunday approved setting up a special court to try crimes committed in…
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West Africa regional bloc says the impending exit of three coup-hit member states is disheartening
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — West Africa’s regional bloc, ECOWAS, said Sunday that the impending exit of three member states led by military…
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Floods force Niger to delay new school year
Schools in Niger will start the new academic year almost a month late because of heavy rainfall and flooding, says the military…
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'Water is flooding everywhere' as torrential rains sweep through West and Central Africa
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Houses swept away to the very last brick. Inmates frantically fleeing the city's main prison as its walls got washed…
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Unauthorized migration into the EU declined despite heated politics
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Unauthorized migration to European Union countries dropped significantly overall in the first eight months of this…
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Anguish as dozens die in Senegal shipwreck
At least 26 people have died after a boat carrying migrants capsized off Senegal's coast. Authorities say more than 100 people were on…
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World's police in technological arms race with Nigerian mafia
Police units around the world have joined forces in a series of covert operations targeting one of West Africa’s most feared criminal…
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Was Ukraine’s role in big Wagner defeat an own goal in Africa?
As Ukraine’s foreign minister completes his latest tour of Africa, his country risks paying a serious diplomatic price for helping…
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Baerbock continues West Africa tour with visit to Ivory Coast
Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is continuing her two-day visit to West Africa in Ivory Coast. The Green politician was…
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Germany eyes cooperation with W Africa to counter Sahel instability
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock arrived in Senegal on Monday in an effort to intensify cooperation with West Africa's…
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Top German diplomat: West Africa stability key for European security
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, who is set to travel to West Africa on Monday, is hoping to expand cooperation with Senegal and…
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A weakened West Africa bloc asks Senegalese leader to try to convince breakaway states to return
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — West Africa’s divided regional bloc Sunday asked Senegal’s President Basirou Diomaye Faye to have a dialogue with…