West Africa
Trouble At The Border: Thieves Sneaking Cars In Shipping Containers
[ad_1] Read the full story on The Auto WireTrouble At The Border: Thieves Sneaking Cars In Shipping ContainersOnce again car smuggling being caught by Customs and Border Protection agents at...
Ivory Coast asks French troops to leave, the latest African country to do so
[ad_1] ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast announced on Tuesday that French troops will leave the country after a decadeslong military presence, the latest African nation to downscale military...
Nearly 70 migrants died when their boat sank en route to Spain, a Malian minister says
[ad_1] BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Nearly 70 migrants died when their boat sank as they tried to reach Spain earlier this month, Mali’s Minister for Malians Living Abroad said.In a...
Southern Africa elections brought big changes in 2024
[ad_1] HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — In Southern Africa, where democracy remains relatively stable, elections held in 2024 saw long-governing liberation parties struggling to survive.Across Africa, power struggles involving military governments,...
West Africa regional bloc sets up court for crimes under dictatorship in Gambia
[ad_1] SERREKUNDA, Gambia (AP) — West Africa's regional bloc ECOWAS on Sunday approved setting up a special court to try crimes committed in Gambia during its military dictatorship.The landmark decision...
West Africa regional bloc says the impending exit of three coup-hit member states is disheartening
[ad_1] ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — West Africa’s regional bloc, ECOWAS, said Sunday that the impending exit of three member states led by military juntas is disheartening after a nearly yearlong...
Floods force Niger to delay new school year
[ad_1] Schools in Niger will start the new academic year almost a month late because of heavy rainfall and flooding, says the military government.“Several schools have been affected, and others...
‘Water is flooding everywhere’ as torrential rains sweep through West and Central Africa
[ad_1] ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Houses swept away to the very last brick. Inmates frantically fleeing the city's main prison as its walls got washed away by water rising from...
Unauthorized migration into the EU declined despite heated politics
[ad_1] BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Unauthorized migration to European Union countries dropped significantly overall in the first eight months of this year, even as political rhetoric and violence against migrants...
Anguish as dozens die in Senegal shipwreck
[ad_1] At least 26 people have died after a boat carrying migrants capsized off Senegal's coast.Authorities say more than 100 people were on board the wooden fishing vessel when it...
