World Jan 28 Burkina Faso suspended from Western African regional body following military coup West Africa's regional bloc has suspended Burkina Faso's membership in the aftermath of this week's military coup.
World Feb 24 Ghana becomes first country to receive coronavirus vaccines from COVAX program The arrival of 600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine in the West African country marks the beginning of the largest vaccine procurement and supply operation in history, according to the World Health Organization and UNICEF.
World Aug 18 Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan dies at age 80 Kofi Annan, a charismatic symbol of the United Nations who rose through its ranks to become the first black African secretary-general, has died. He was 80.