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West Africa

since 2025 › Feb › 12 (Wed) @ 06:25 UTC

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22 hours ago

West African culture takes center stage at Dakar’s ECOFEST 2025

found 2025 › Dec › 05 (Fri) @ 22:10 UTC

a story from Al Jazeera 🚨 › Al Jazeera English

ECOFEST 2025 in Dakar, Senegal focuses on how culture fosters resilience amid political crises in West Africa.

10 days ago

‘Ignoring minorities is our original sin’: the complex roots of Nigeria’s security crisis

found 2025 › Nov › 26 (Wed) @ 13:25 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Criminal exploitation, economic opportunism, religious persecution are all factors in a broader picture of insecurity

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12 days ago

Inside Africa's 'Galapagos': The small island paradise where eco-luxury costs half what you'd expect ⊕

found 2025 › Nov › 24 (Mon) @ 12:45 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

São Tomé and Principe, located just off the coast of West Africa, has been named an 'underrated and underappreciated travel destination'.

26 days ago

Terrorist turf war battle in north-eastern Nigeria leaves about 200 dead ⊖⊖⊖

found 2025 › Nov › 10 (Mon) @ 15:30 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Fighting between Boko Haram and rival militants from Islamic State West Africa Province broke out on shores of Lake Chad

As many as 200 terrorists were killed in a turf war on Sunday between rival jih…

72 days ago

French navy seizes almost 10 tonnes of cocaine off coast of West Africa

found 2025 › Sep › 25 (Thu) @ 17:50 UTC

a story from Euronews ⚠️ › Euronews

The drugs were discovered on an unflagged fishing vessel in the Gulf of Guinea on Monday, a key transit route for drugs heading to Europe.

3 months ago

Armed men on motorbikes keep conflict in motion in the Sahel

found 2025 › Aug › 21 (Thu) @ 07:45 UTC

a story from Al Jazeera 🚨 › Al Jazeera English

In Benin and across West Africa, riders viewed with suspicion as motorcycles now synonymous with armed fighters.

4 months ago

The night divers seeking sea cucumbers and profits off West Africa’s coast

found 2025 › Jul › 22 (Tue) @ 08:05 UTC

a story from Al Jazeera 🚨 › Al Jazeera English

Sea cucumbers are a costly delicacy, popular in Asia. But those diving for them in Banana Islands see few rewards.

France withdraws troops from Senegal, ending military presence in West Africa

found 2025 › Jul › 17 (Thu) @ 16:10 UTC

a story from Euronews ⚠️ › Euronews

Senegal’s new government has taken a hard-line stance against the presence of French troops as part of a larger regional backlash against what many see as the legacy of an oppressive colonial empire.

Senegal's navy intercepts 201 African migrants on deadly Atlantic route to Europe

found 2025 › Jul › 11 (Fri) @ 14:05 UTC

a story from Euronews ⚠️ › Euronews

While there is no accurate death toll for the Atlantic route because of the lack of information on departures from West Africa, but a Spanish migrant rights group estimates thousands have died this y…

Where is Liberia, whose president Trump praised for his ‘good English’?

found 2025 › Jul › 11 (Fri) @ 09:25 UTC

a story from Al Jazeera 🚨 › Al Jazeera English

Liberia was founded in 1822 as a colony for free Black Americans in West Africa as slavery ended.

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