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Guinea Bissau President, ex-PM freed by soldiers

Guinea Bissau President, ex-PM freed by soldiers


Carlos Gomes Junior and Raimundo Pereira were released a day after ECOWAS announced the deployment o...
Mali rebels declare ceasefire

Mali rebels declare ceasefire


The rebel group that recently seized control of Mali announced a cease-fire saying they had reached ...
Arms pouring into crisis-hit Sahel: Nigeria Prez

Arms pouring into crisis-hit Sahel: Nigeria Prez


Some have warned that instability in the Sahel is also linked to the rise in attacks in northern Nig...
Ivory Coast: Pro-Gbagbo rally attacked

Ivory Coast: Pro-Gbagbo rally attacked


For 10 years, Laurent Gbagbo-led Ivorian Popular Front party dominated the political scene in Ivory ...
Ivory Coast recovery on track, Clinton says

Ivory Coast recovery on track, Clinton says


The once-prosperous former French colony is recovering from a post-election civil war that killed th...
23 sailors kidnapped in tanker attack in W Africa

23 sailors kidnapped in tanker attack in W Africa


Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea has over the last eight months escalated from low-level armed robberie...
Gabon troops essential for French W Africa forces

Gabon troops essential for French W Africa forces


French PM said his country`s troops in Gabon will form the backbone of Paris` forces in West Africa.
Al Qaeda has sleeper cells across West Africa: Experts

Al Qaeda has sleeper cells across West Africa: Experts


AQIM has roots in Algeria, with bases in Mali from where it launches attacks.
Ivory Coast`s Gbagbo faces West African ultimatum

Ivory Coast`s Gbagbo faces West African ultimatum


Ivory Coast`s Laurent Gbagbo faces a fresh West African ultimatum that he step down or face military...
14,000 flee Ivory Coast amid civil war fears: UN report

14,000 flee Ivory Coast amid civil war fears: UN report


The man who refuses to leave Ivory Coast`s presidency faces new threats.
West African leaders threaten force if Gbagbo stays

West African leaders threaten force if Gbagbo stays


West African nations would be sending a high-level delegation to Ivory Coast.
French nationals kidnapped by pirates released

French nationals kidnapped by pirates released


The three were kidnapped by pirates off the West African coast in September.
France faces double West African hostage drama

France faces double West African hostage drama


France was confronted by a second attack on its West African energy interests in less than a week.
Cholera stalks West Africa as rains spread disease

Cholera stalks West Africa as rains spread disease


Govt is struggling to contain a cholera epidemic that has killed nearly 800 Nigerians in two months.
Two-billion-year-old macrofossils discovered in West Africa

Two-billion-year-old macrofossils discovered in West Africa


The 2.1billion-year-old fossils discovered in Gabon represent ancient signs of multicultural life.
Guinea holds first free election

Guinea holds first free election


Junta-ruled Guinea held its first free election Sunday since independence.
Over 120 million people at risk of yellow fever in W Africa

Over 120 million people at risk of yellow fever in W Africa


Over 120 million people are at risk of yellow fever in Nigeria and Ghana, the UN and its partners ...
Cocaine being traded for arms in West Africa: UN

Cocaine being traded for arms in West Africa: UN


Cocaine shipped to West Africa by Latin American drug cartels is now being traded for arms, the UN`s...
IOC buys 4 mn barrels W Africa crude

IOC buys 4 mn barrels W Africa crude


State-run Indian Oil Corp (IOC) bought 4 million barrels of West African crude in its tender for Feb...
Guinea: Junta rejects proposal for foreign troops

Guinea: Junta rejects proposal for foreign troops


Guinea`s military leadership says it rejects any proposal for foreign troops to be sent to the West ...
West Africa bloc calls for civilian rule in Guinea

West Africa bloc calls for civilian rule in Guinea


A regional African bloc calls for Guinea`s military junta to immediately hand over power to civilian...
West Africa`s last giraffes make surprising comeback

West Africa`s last giraffes make surprising comeback


A crisp African dawn is breaking overhead, and Zibo Mounkaila is on the back of a pickup truck bound...
Floods hit 350,000 in West Africa: United Nations

Floods hit 350,000 in West Africa: United Nations


Some 350,000 people in West Africa have been affected by serious flooding, the United Nations said F...