West-Africa
Migrant Boat Sinks Off Senegal Coast, Killing Dozens
At least 34 people have died after a migrant boat sank off Senegal’s northwestern coast near Kebemer, roughly 180 kilometres north of…
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Africa Urges Concrete Action, Not Promises, at COP31
The COP31 climate summit opened in Antalya, Turkey, against a backdrop of mounting tensions between developed and developing nations, with poorer countries…
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Guinea-Bissau Cancels Controversial Trial of Vaccine for Newborns
Guinea-Bissau has scrapped plans for a hepatitis B vaccine trial involving newborns after international criticism that the research would be unethical and…
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CANEX Aims to Expand African Creatives’ Access to Global Markets
Lagos has become a meeting point for Africa’s creative economy, as artists, investors, policymakers and industry leaders from across the continent gather…
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Nigerian Court Invalidates Atiku Abubakar’s Bid for 2027 Presidency
Atiku Abubakar’s bid for the presidency in the 2027 election has been thrown into uncertainty after the Federal High Court in Abuja…
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Mother of Murdered Ghanaian Boy Travels to U.S. to Seek Justice
Doris Adu Gyamfi has travelled from Ghana to the United States after President Donald Trump granted her an emergency visa to seek…
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Nigerian President Asks Senate to Approve $7.7 Billion Loan
President Bola Tinubu has requested Senate approval for $7.7 billion in external borrowing to help close the Federal Government’s 2026 budget deficit.…
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HRW Calls on Burkina Faso Government to Investigate Civilian Killings
Human Rights Watch (HRW) is calling on Burkina Faso to do more to protect vulnerable communities, investigate alleged abuses and “fairly prosecute”…
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Dakar 2026 Faces Defining Test Ahead of Africa’s Olympic Debut
Nearly 3,000 athletes between the ages of 14 and 17 will compete in 25 sports over the next two weeks in Dakar,…
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Rights Groups Call for Release of Detained Nigerien Journalist
Concerns over the fate of prominent Nigerien journalist Moussa Kaka have intensified after Human Rights Watch called on authorities to protect him…
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Guinea-Bissau Busts Trafficking Ring Behind Fake Migration Scheme
A police operation in Guinea-Bissau has broken up an alleged human trafficking network accused of luring about 70 people from across West…
