West Africa
Laborers and street vendors in Mali find no respite as deadly heat wave surges through West Africa
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BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Street vendors in Mali’s capital of Bamako peddle water sachets, ubiquitous for this part of West Africa during ...
What African architecture can teach the world
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Salt bricks and sweeping mud walls – as recently showcased by some African architects – may be the building blocks for innovative ...
Easter eggs costs rise as climate change hits crops
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Climate change is a key reason your chocolate Easter egg could cost more this year, according to researchers. Most chocolate is made ...
The Islamic State group poses rising threat in Africa despite progress, UN experts say
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Islamic State extremist group poses a rising threat amid political instability in West Africa and the Sahel ...
Migration and security top the agenda as EU leaders visit the African nation of Mauritania
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FILE – The wreck of a traditional Mauritanian fishing boat, known as a pirogue, also used by migrants to reach Spain’s Canary ...
Post claiming to show election delay protests in Senegal uses old video
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A screenshot of the false post, taken on February 6, 2024 Liked more than 1,000 times, the post was published by an ...
Senegal on the brink after elections postponed
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Senegal’s reputation as a bastion of democracy in an unstable region is on the line as protesters clash with police outside the ...
Senegal’s President Macky Sall postpones election amid political tension
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Senegal’s President Macky Sall has postponed this month’s elections following complaints after dozens of candidates were barred from standing. The two-term president, ...
Putin meets Chad junta leader as Russia competes with France in Africa
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday met Chadian leader Mahamat Idriss Deby in the Kremlin, courting a country that ...
The man who captured images of a long-forgotten Ghana
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While visiting London to see the work of her grandfather, the late Ghanaian photographer J.K. Bruce-Vanderpuije, at the 2023 contemporary African art ...
