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New Burkina Faso Coup Raises Question About Security
A military officer removed another military leader who had seized power only eight months ago. Whether he can do better is another question.
Guinea 2009 Massacre Trial Begins
In addition to those killed, dozens of women were raped when security forces stormed a pro-democracy rally in 2009, a U.N. investigation found. Eleven men,…
Deadlier Than the Titanic: A Ferry Set Out With About 1,900 Aboard. Only 64 Survived.
Tourists, vendors, babies, hundreds of university students and a soccer team from Senegal perished in a little-known ferry disaster 20 years ago. Survivors and families…
‘Artistic Awakening’ in Benin as Return of Royal Artifacts Attracts Huge Crowds
As more looted art comes back to Africa, countries have wrestled with the right way to display it. That 200,000 people have lined up for…
New Laws in Sierra Leone Reshape Environmental Battleground
The West African nation will let communities veto mining, farming and industrial projects. Activists say the legislation is a progressive landmark. At least one investor…
African Union Head Will Urge Putin to Release Ukraine’s Grain
Amid fears of a global food crisis, the president of Senegal is to meet with the president of Russia at a Black Sea resort on…
Western Officials Condemn Reports of ‘Massacre’ by Military in Central Mali
The State Department and the French foreign ministry said they were alarmed at reports of deaths caused by the Malian armed forces and their allies…