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THE BUS THAT COULD CHANGE YOUR LIFE
From slavery to Italy's fashion world Jump to media player Bassirou fled Burkina Faso because he feared for his life... READ MORE›
FROM FAT-SHAMED BOY TO WORLD'S STRONGEST MAN CONTENDER
Cheick Ahmed al-Hassan Sanou was always overweight, but he didn't know how strong he was until he threw one of his tormentors across a room... READ MORE›
BENIN'S PENDJARI NATIONAL PARK COMES BACK TO LIFE
The 4,700-square-kilometre 1,814-square-mile park is one of three straddling the borders of northern Benin and neighbouring Burkina Faso and Niger... READ MORE›
BENIN'S PENDJARI NATIONAL PARK COMES BACK TO LIFE
The 4,700-square-kilometre 1,814-square-mile park is one of three straddling the borders of northern Benin and neighbouring Burkina Faso and Niger... READ MORE›
BENIN'S PENDJARI NATIONAL PARK COMES BACK TO LIFE
The 4,700-square-kilometre 1,814-square-mile park is one of three straddling the borders of northern Benin and neighbouring Burkina Faso and Niger... READ MORE›
MALIAN SOLDIERS KILLED IN AL-QAEDA ATTACK ON ARMY BASE
The Malian armed forces were attacked early this morning, around 4 am, in Soumpi Timbuktu region ... READ MORE›
BENIN'S PENDJARI NATIONAL PARK COMES BACK TO LIFE
The 4,700-square-kilometre 1,814-square-mile park is one of three straddling the borders of northern Benin and neighbouring Burkina Faso and Niger... READ MORE›
BURKINA FASO'S LOANGO OPEN-AIR MUSEUM ATTRACTS TOURISTS
Burkina Faso's Minister of Culture, Issouf Sawadogo is determined to promote its cultural programmes... READ MORE›
WEST AFRICAN ECONOMIC AND MONETARY UNION TO RAISE $55B IN 2018
5.5 billion dollars, this is the amount that seven of the eight Member States of the West African Monetary Union, UEMOA intend to raise on the... READ MORE›
2017 REVIEW: TOP AFRICAN BUSINESS NEWS STORIES
Anti-CFA activist Kemi Seba is 2017 Africanews Personality of the Year... READ MORE›
THIS AFRICAN MIGRANT DREAMED OF REACHING EUROPE. A PHONE CALL CHANGED EVERYTHING.
Sudarsan Raghavan The Washington Post AGADEZ, Niger -- Aziz Dicko knew the risks -- or he thought he did... READ MORE›
FRENCH PRESIDENT CELEBRATES 'CHRISTMAS' WITH TROOPS IN NIGER
Niger is at the forefront of migratory routes in the Sahel, particularly in the region of Agadez in the north... READ MORE›
FRANCE'S GRIVEAUX SAYS AFRICANS TO TAKE LEAD ON LIBYA MIGRANTS
African countries have to take the lead on rescuing migrants trapped in camps in Libya, French government spokesman Benjamin Griveaux said... READ MORE›
ELECTION DELAY SENDS 'BAD SIGNAL' FOR MALI STABILITY
Last Tuesday, three separate attacks on UN camps in northern Mali's Kidal region were carried out, but no casualties were reported... READ MORE›
EMMANUEL MACRON VOWS TO MAKE FRENCH THE WORLD'S FIRST LANGUAGE
Mr Macron, who is currently on a tour of west African nations added that it should not be viewed as a relic of a colonial power ... READ MORE›
WHAT'S WRONG WITH A JOKE? MACRON DEFENDS AIR-CONDITIONING GAG IN AFRICA
FILE PHOTO French President Emmanuel Macron speaks with students after he delivered a speech at the Ouagadougou University, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, November 28, 2017... READ MORE›
VOLUNTARY EVACUATION PLANNED FOR MIGRANTS AS LIBYA BATTLES SLAVERY CLAIMS
A plan for a voluntary evacuation of migrants in Libya government-controlled detention camps has been put at the heart of an emergency migration plan for Africa... READ MORE›
AFTER MUGABE, AFRICA'S OTHER LONGTIME LEADERS FEEL A CHILL
KAMPALA, UGANDA - After the stunning fall of Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe, attention has turned to other longtime African leaders accused of trying to extend their rule... READ MORE›
BURKINA FASO: SEVERAL WOUNDED BY GRENADE ATTACK AHEAD OF FRENCH PRESIDENT MACRON'S VISIT
French President Emmanuel Macron arrived later Monday evening for a visit to Burkina Faso. He will head to a European-African summit in Ivory Coast Wednesday... READ MORE›
MALI DELAYS REGIONAL ELECTIONS AMID SECURITY CONCERNS
Mali has announced the postponement of regional elections scheduled for December to April, amid security concerns following attacks by armed groups... READ MORE›
FOUR UN PEACEKEEPERS KILLED IN SEPARATE ATTACKS
Four United Nations peacekeepers and a Malian soldier were killed in Mali on Friday in two separate attacks, the UN mission there confirmed... READ MORE›
AFRICAN PRESIDENTS FORCED OUT OF POWER [1]
The narrative is changing across the continent except for much of the Central Africa region where leaders are holding on tight after decades... READ MORE›
ZIMBABWE PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE MAY REMAIN IN OFFICE, FOLLOWING TALKS WITH MILITARY
Zimbabwe's defence forces appeared to open the door Monday to the possibility that 93-year-old President Robert Mugabe could stay in power... READ MORE›
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GIRAFFES FACE 'SILENT EXTINCTION' AS POPULATION SHRINKS NEARLY 40 PERCENT
In 1985, there were between 151,000 and 163,000 giraffes but in 2015 the number was down to 97,562, according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature IUCN ... READ MORE›
BURKINA FASO: AT LEAST 18 DEAD IN RESTAURANT ATTACK
At least 18 people have been killed in an attack by suspected Islamist militants at a restaurant popular with foreigners in the capital of Burkina Faso... READ MORE›
CHINA TRADE SEES DONKEYS KILLED ON MASSIVE SCALE
The demand for donkey products in China is wiping out millions of animals, many of them in Africa... READ MORE›
LEILA ALAOUI PHOTOGRAPHER WOUNDED IN BURKINA FASO SIEGE DIES AT 33
She studied photography at the City University of New York before spending time in Morocco, Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates... READ MORE›
GAMBIAS PRESIDENT, IN POWER 22 YEARS, LOSES ELECTION
In a concession speech broadcast on state television on Friday night, Mr. Jammeh, one of Africa's most eccentric leaders, calmly accepted his loss... READ MORE›
GHANAIAN TRAVELS 4,900 MILES FROM PARIS TO ACCRA BY CAR
Homecoming Midafternoon on Sunday, July 16, Donkoh crossed from Burkina Faso to Paga in Ghana's Upper East region... READ MORE›
US AFRICA COMMAND CONDUCTS AIR STRIKES IN SOMALIA
Friday's attacks were in coordination with Somalian government forces, the statement said... READ MORE›
TROOPS KILLED IN AMBUSH ON JOINT NIGER-US PATROL
In mid-June, Niger mounted a new military operation in the Tillaberi region to take on the armed groups... READ MORE›
ONE FAMILY HAS RULED TOGO FOR 50 YEARS. HUGE PROTESTS ARE SHAKING THEIR GRIP ON POWER.
Togo is now the only West African country to never have had a democratic change in government, nor term limits for its leaders... READ MORE›
4TH U.S. SOLDIER DEAD AFTER AMBUSH ATTACK
U.S. officials say they believe extremists linked to the Islamic State group were responsible for the attack about 200 kilometers 120 miles north of Niger's capital, Niamey... READ MORE›
WHY DEMOCRACY PREVAILED IN GAMBIA
The African Union announced that it would no longer recognize Mr. Jammeh as president as of Inauguration Day... READ MORE›
AFRICA BECOMES THE NEW BATTLEGROUND FOR ISIS AND AL-QAEDA AS THEY LOSE GROUND IN MIDEAST
Africa becomes the new battleground for ISIS and al-Qaeda as they lose ground in Mideast... READ MORE›
ANALYSIS | PARTS OF NIGER AND MALI ARE ALREADY LAWLESS. U.S. STRATEGY MIGHT MAKE IT WORSE.
Chadian troops and Nigerien Special Forces participate in the Flintlock exercises with the U.S. military and its Western partners in Mao, Chad, March 7, 2015... READ MORE›
CHILD BRIDES IN INDIA: SEX WITH MINORS NOW CONSIDERED RAPE BUT ENACTING VERDICT ISN'T EASY
There is gender discrimination inherent in child marriage, as the practice is more prevalent among girls than boys... READ MORE›
AS SPAIN MOURNS HUNT FOR VAN DRIVER INTENSIFIES
Josep Lluis Trapero, the police chief in the Catalonia region, of which Barcelona is the capital, but whether he was still in Spain was not clear... READ MORE›
DAVID BECKHAM FURIOUS AT CLAIMS HE DOES CHARITY WORK 'TO WIN A KNIGHTHOOD'
A statement issued by his PR team says David Beckham and Unicef have had a powerful partnership in support of children for over 15 years... READ MORE›
TELEGRAPH INTERVIEW WITH PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI OF NIGERIA
How is it that Nigeria's military, which has a good record across west Africa, cannot claim back to 14 out of 774 local governorates from Boko Haram?... READ MORE›
NIGERIANS' REPUTATION FOR CRIME HAS MADE THEM UNWELCOME IN BRITAIN, SAYS COUNTRY'S PRESIDENT
I don't think Nigerians have anybody to blame... READ MORE›
CONFUSION OVER BABY'S NATIONALITY AFTER CABIN CREW HELP DELIVER BABY AT 42,000 FEET
A Turkish Airlines jet arrived at its destination with an extra passenger after cabin crew helped a woman give birth mid-flight... READ MORE›
ANALYSIS | TRUMP'S NIGER UPROAR SHINES LIGHT ON THE U.S.'S MURKY AFRICAN WARS
The part of Niger where U.S. troops were killed is already awash with deadly skirmishes... READ MORE›
US STRIKES KILL 150 SHABAB FIGHTERS IN SOMALIA OFFICIALS SAY
The Shabab have also retaken several towns after African Union forces pulled out... READ MORE›
DEATHS OF FOUR U.S. SOLDIERS IN NIGER HINT AT THE SHADOW WAR AGAINST ISIS IN AFRICA
Libyan militia commanders and officials have said many West Africans fought with the Islamic State in Libya before its defeat there... READ MORE›
'THE DAY I MET THOMAS SANKARA'
Capt Sankara had challenged the old centres of power in Burkina Faso Traditional leaders and big business... READ MORE›
FORMER PRESIDENT OF CHAD CONVICTED OF WAR CRIMES
Others testified about relatives who had disappeared, and former prisoners described being wounded after their limbs were tied behind their backs... READ MORE›
MACRON VOWS 'UNCOMPROMISING' FIGHT AGAINST MALI ISLAMISTS ON VISIT TO FRENCH TROOPS
Macron promised during his campaign that, if elected, one of the first things he would do was visit French troops engaged in foreign operations... READ MORE›
ATTACK AT RESTAURANT IN BURKINA FASO CAPITAL KILLS AT LEAST 18
This was the second attack on a cafe popular with foreigners in under two years in Burkina Faso... READ MORE›
MALI: THREE UN PEACEKEEPERS DIE IN ATTACK BY AL-QAIDA AFFILIATE
Mali three UN peacekeepers die in attack by Al-Qaida affiliate... READ MORE›
WHEN WE SPOKE TO LEILA ALAOUI ON TACKLING TABOOS IN ART
However, when looking at contemporary artists in the Middle East and North Africa, there is very little engaged art emerging from Morocco... READ MORE›
AL QAEDA CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR IVORY COAST HOTEL SHOOTING IN WHICH 16 'INCLUDING FOUR EUROPEANS' KILLED AT RESORT
At around 6.30pm local time, an army officer in Grand Bassam said two attackers were encircled by special forces... READ MORE›
FRENCH PRIEST HELPS EXPOSE IS GROUP'S YAZIDI GENOCIDE
It was a chance encounter with one of them in a barber's shop in Brussels that set Father Desbois on their trail... READ MORE›