World Jan 28 Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso withdraw from West Africa bloc over sanctions to reverse coups West African nations Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have withdrawn from the regional economic bloc known as ECOWAS, their respective juntas announced Sunday. They accused the bloc of “inhumane” sanctions to reverse the coups in their nations.
World Jan 22 Blinken begins Africa tour in Cape Verde, touting the U.S. as a key security and economic partner Blinken has begun a tour of four African countries, meeting with the leaders of Cape Verde and Ivory Coast and touting America as the continent's key economic and security ally at times of regional and international crises. Blinken is visiting…
World Dec 26 At least 140 villagers killed as farmer-herder crisis in north-central Nigeria continues Nigerian officials and survivors say at least 140 people were killed by gunmen who attacked remote villages in north-central Nigeria's Plateau state in the latest of such mass killings this year blamed on the West African nation's farmer-herder crisis.
World Dec 05 Nigerian drone attack kills 85 civilians, raising urgent questions Nigeria’s military often conducts air raids as it fights the extremist violence and rebel attacks that have destabilized Nigeria’s north for more than a decade, often leaving civilian casualties in its wake.
World Nov 29 Rebels tied to Al-Qaida killed at least 40 civilians in Burkina Faso, UN says The militants in the attack on Sunday also wounded 42 people and set fire to three camps for internally displaced people.
World Nov 26 Sierra Leone under curfew after gunmen attack barracks, detention centers in capital Sierra Leone’s president declared a nationwide curfew Sunday after gunmen attacked the military's main and largest barracks in the West African nation's capital and then overran detention centers, including a major prison.
World Nov 19 Sugar sees global price hike after crops in Asia hit by dry weather tied to El Nino Sugar worldwide is trading at the highest prices since 2011, mainly due to lower global supplies after unusually dry weather damaged harvests in India and Thailand, the world's second- and third-largest exporters.
Politics Oct 26 Many in Niger are suffering under coup-related sanctions. Junta backers call it a worthy sacrifice Families in Niger say they are struggling after economic sanctions imposed in response to a military coup three months ago. Landlocked Niger is one of the world's poorest countries, and neighboring West African nations have closed their borders.
World Oct 03 A government shutdown in Nigeria has been averted after a labor strike is suspended Nigerian government workers are continuing their work after last-minute efforts by authorities averted a nationwide strike to protest growing hardship which could have shut down government services in Africa's most populous country.
World Sep 22 WATCH: 2023 United Nations General Assembly – Day 4 It's Day 4 of the U.N. General Assembly high-level meeting that brings world leaders together at U.N. headquarters in New York.