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West Africa

Angélique Kidjo, the five-time Grammy-winning singer from Benin, has become the first Black African performer selected for a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as part of the Class of 2026 honorees announced by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.
Angélique Kidjo Becomes First Black African Awarded Hollywood Walk of Fame Star
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JUL 4JUL 4
Mali: President's Rule Extended to 2030 Without Elections
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JUL 4JUL 4
Russia, Mali Sign Nuclear Energy Cooperation Agreement
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JUN 24JUN 24
Mali Adopts New Law to Protect Stateless People
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JUL 3JUL 3
Niger Nationalizes Uranium Mine Operated by French Company
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JUN 20JUN 20
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Mali

Russia's private military company Wagner said in a statement on Friday that its fighters are leaving Mali after three and a half years of operations as the group's main mission in the country — to support the military junta in regaining control over all regional capitals — is now allegedly complete.
Wagner Group Claims 'Mission Accomplished' and Leaves Mali
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JUN 6JUN 6
Mali's Military Government Dissolves All Political Parties
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MAY 14MAY 14
ECOWAS Holds Meeting over Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso Exit
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APR 23APR 23
Mali's Military Government Suspends Political Parties
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MAY 7MAY 7
AOC Challenges Party Veteran for Key House Oversight Role
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DEC 7 2024DEC 2024
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Niger

At least 59 people have died after a fuel tanker collided with a lorry carrying travelers and cattle in central Nigeria's Niger state Sunday.
Nigeria: Over 50 Killed in Fuel Tanker Explosion
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SEP 9 2024SEP 9 2024
President of Liberia Takes 40% Salary Cut
JUL 9 2024JUL 2024
US Set to Withdraw Troops From Niger by September
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MAY 21 2024MAY 2024
ECOWAS Warns of 'Disintegration' If Junta-Led States Split
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JUL 8 2024JUL 2024
Russia Sends Military Advisors, Equipment to Niger
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MAY 6 2024MAY 2024
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Nigeria

Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari was buried Tuesday in his hometown of Daura, Katsina State, two days after his death at age 82, in a London clinic, following an undisclosed illness that had kept him out of public life since 2023.
Former Nigerian President Buhari Buried in His Hometown
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2 days ago2 days ago
Nigeria Says It Won't Accept Third-Party Deportees from US
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6 days ago6 days
Nigeria Grants Posthumous Pardon to Activist Saro-Wiwa
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JUN 13JUN 13
Nigerian Army Kills Scores of Militants in Multi-Front Operations
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7 days ago7 days
Nigerian Airstrike Kills 20 Civilians in Zamfara State
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JUN 3JUN 3
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Guinea

A soccer match between teams from Labe and Nzerekore in Guinea's second-largest city erupted into violence on Sunday, resulting in an initial death toll of 56.
Guinea: Dozens Killed in Clashes at Soccer Match
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DEC 2 2024DEC 2 2024
Papua New Guinea: Gang Kills at Least 26 in Village Ambush
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JUL 25 2024JUL 2024
Papua New Guinea: Tribal Violence Kills at Least 26
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FEB 19 2024FEB 2024
Guinea: Military Leaders Dissolve Government
FEB 20 2024FEB 2024
Papua Rebels Might Release Kidnapped New Zealand Pilot
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FEB 7 2024FEB 2024
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Ghana

Ghana's Supreme Court, led by Justice Avril Lovelace-Johnson, has unanimously dismissed two legal challenges to the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, which aims to restrict LGBTQ rights in the country.
Ghana Supreme Court Dismisses Challenges to Anti-LGBTQ Bill
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DEC 18 2024DEC 18 2024
Ghana: John Mahama Wins Presidential Election
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DEC 9 2024DEC 2024
Ghana: Parliament Passes Anti-LGBTQ Bill
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FEB 29 2024FEB 2024
UK Returns Looted Artifacts to Ghana
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APR 12 2024APR 2024
UK to Loan Back the Asante's 'Crown Jewels'
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JAN 25 2024JAN 2024
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Senegal

France formally handed over its last two military bases in Senegal on Thursday, ending 65 years of French military presence in the West African nation and leaving Paris with no permanent installations in West or Central Africa.
France Hands Over Last Military Bases in Senegal
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1 day ago1 day ago
Senegal: Akon's Multi-Billion Dollar City Project Abandoned
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JUL 7JUL 7
Spanish Prime Minister Visits West Africa to Tackle Migration Surge
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AUG 27 2024AUG 2024
Report: Boat With 30 Bodies Found Off Senegal Coast
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SEP 24 2024SEP 2024
France: Nation Honors Colonial Troops Massacred by French Army in WWII
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JUL 30 2024JUL 2024
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Liberia

The Indian navy has deployed a maritime patrol aircraft and a destroyer, the INS Chennai, in response to a hijacking attempt on Liberia-flagged bulk carrier MV Lila Norfolk in the Arabian Sea on Thursday.
Indian Navy Deploys Assets to Track Hijacked Liberian Vessel
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JAN 5 2024JAN 5 2024
Report: Pentagon to Launch Task Force to Guard Red Sea
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DEC 17 2023DEC 2023
Liberia: Joseph Boakai Declared President-elect
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NOV 20 2023NOV 2023
Yemen: Missiles Fired at US Navy Ship From Houthi Territory
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NOV 28 2023NOV 2023
Liberians Vote in Tight Presidential Runoff
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NOV 14 2023NOV 2023
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Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone declared a public health emergency on Monday after confirming two patients with cases of Mpox — who are receiving treatment at Freetown's Connaught Hospital — within four days. These are the country's first cases since the WHO declared a global health emergency in 2024.
Sierra Leone Declares Health Emergency Over Mpox
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JAN 14JAN 14
Russia Vetoes Sudan Cease-fire Resolution at UN Security Council
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NOV 18 2024NOV 2024
UN Chief: Sudanese People Living a 'Nightmare of Violence'
+7
OCT 29 2024OCT 2024
Study: Sudan War Death Toll Much Higher Than Records Show
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NOV 15 2024NOV 2024
Sierra Leone: Govt Arrests Attackers of Military Barracks
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NOV 27 2023NOV 2023
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Burkina Faso

The Sahelian Islamist group and al-Qaeda affiliate Jama'a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM) claimed to have killed 200 soldiers in an attack on an army base in northern Burkina Faso this week, the U.S.-based SITE Intelligence Group said on Thursday.
Burkina Faso: Al-Qaeda Affiliate Claims 200 Soldiers Killed in Major Attack
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MAY 16MAY 16
Report: Burkina Faso Allegedly Killed Over 130 Civilians in 'Ethnic Massacre'
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MAY 12MAY 12
Russia Promises More Military Support to Burkina Faso
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JUN 6 2024JUN 2024
Burkina Faso Encourages Citizens to Report on Each Other
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AUG 9 2024AUG 2024
Report: Africa Dominates List of 'Most Neglected' Displacement Crises
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JUN 3 2024JUN 2024
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Gambia

Three Countries Tie Child Deaths to India-Based Cough Syrups
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DEC 29 2022DEC 2022
Gambia: Government Says Coup Attempt Foiled
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DEC 21 2022DEC 2022
Anonymous sources have claimed that Indian cough syrup manufacturer Marion Biotech bought propylene glycol (PG) – a material typically used for liquid detergents, paints, antifreeze, and pesticides – from Maya Chemtech India, and used it to make the cough syrup that poisoned 19 children last year.
Report: Indian Company Used Toxic Ingredient in Cough Syrup
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JUN 28 2023JUN 28 2023
Study: New Antibody Treatment Tested for Malaria
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NOV 1 2022NOV 2022
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Togo

At Least 33 Soldiers Killed In Burkina Faso Attack
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APR 28 2023APR 2023
Burkina Faso: Damiba Agrees to Resign After Coup
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OCT 3 2022OCT 2022
A coalition of Togolese civil society and human rights groups said in a statement on Sunday that at least seven people were killed and many more injured during the three-day anti-government protests in the country's capital, Lomé, last week, accusing security forces of abuse.
Togo Rights Groups Say Seven Killed in Anti-Government Protests
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JUL 1JUL 1
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Mauritania

Mauritania's state media reported on Thursday that the country's coast guard had recovered the bodies of at least 89 migrants bound for Europe off the coast in the Atlantic Ocean.
89 Migrants Found Dead off Coast of Mauritania
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JUL 5 2024JUL 5 2024
Mauritania: President Ghazouani Set to Win Re-Election
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JUN 30 2024JUN 2024
Iran Hangs Two Men on Rare Blasphemy Charges
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MAY 8 2023MAY 2023
Mauritania: Student Charged with Blasphemy Over Exam Paper
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JUL 28 2023JUL 2023
Russia's Lavrov Visits Mali in Sign of Deepening Ties
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FEB 7 2023FEB 2023
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Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau: Army Detains National Guard Commander After Deadly Gunfire
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DEC 1 2023DEC 2023
Gabon: Military Stages Coup Following Election
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AUG 30 2023AUG 2023
Guinea-Bissau's Pres. Umaro Sissoco Embalo on Monday dissolved the country's opposition-dominated parliament following what he described as an "attempted coup d'etat" last week.
Guinea-Bissau: President Dissolves Parliament After Failed Coup
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DEC 5 2023DEC 5 2023
At Least 29 Die as Migrant Boats Sink Near Tunisia
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MAR 27 2023MAR 2023
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Cote d'Ivoire

French Troops to Leave Côte d'Ivoire in January
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JAN 2JAN 2
Blinken Kicks off Four-Nation Africa Tour
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JAN 23 2024JAN 2024
Tidjane Thiam, the main opposition figure in the Ivory Coast, announced his resignation as leader of the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast (PDCI) on Monday, while maintaining his commitment to pursue victory in the October 2025 presidential election.
Ivory Coast Opposition Leader Exits Party Role Amid Election Row
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MAY 13MAY 13
Côte d'Ivoire to Gradually Withdraw From UN Peacekeeping Force in Mali
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NOV 16 2022NOV 2022
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