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Sahel récap’ from april 7 to 11, 2025

• In Mali, special envoys for the Sahel from the BENELUX countries (Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg) and Germany met with Mali’s Foreign Minister on...

Sahel récap’ from march 31 to april 4, 2025

Nigeria’s best hope for peace is a president from the southeast. But can that...

By Pelumi Salako Nigeria is dealing with a lot right now: a surge in banditry, rampaging terrorist groups ISWAP and Boko Haram, farmer-herder conflict across...

“A dirty game”: Agents and landlords exploit house seekers in Lagos

By Ope Adetayo Favour Irabor, a 22-year old university student, lives with her mother and siblings in a church facility in Mushin, one of the...

African countries want to manufacture Covid-19 vaccines. G7 nations’ patent protections are blocking the...

By Nosmot Gbadamosi At the G7 summit last week in Cornwall, southwest England, Western countries announced a plan to vaccinate the rest of the world...

Exclusive: The French military has killed at least 43 civilians in Mali since 2018

TALATAYE, Mali — On the morning of March 25th, 2021, Adamou Ag Hamadou left his house in the village of Talataye, northeastern Mali. When...

Nigeria’s security has broken down. Will secession fix it?

By Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu KAURE, Nigeria — On April 26th, 2021, Boko Haram terrorists invaded Kaure town in Niger state, killing scores of people, kidnapping...

“Not all men,” but Nigerian women continue to feel unsafe

By Shade Mary-Ann Olaoye On May 30th, 2020, while dealing with the unforeseen consequences of the global pandemic, Nigerian women came together to mourn the...

Why is the Casamance crisis at a standstill after 40 years?

By Aïda Dramé Since 1981, southern Senegal’s Casamance region of has been stuck in the grip of what is often called a "low-intensity" conflict between...

Ghanaian women fight stereotypes, excel in sports

Photographs and text by Misper Apawu Women still encounter various forms of stereotypes wherever they find themselves, and sports is no exception. The 11 amazing...
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