This under-visited region of Africa is easier than ever to explore
Lines are increasingly adding West Africa to their itineraries, opening up this lesser-known landscape to tourists at last ...
U.S. urges Americans to ‘reconsider travel’ to this West African nation
The U.S. State Department is urging U.S. citizens to reconsider their travel plans to this West African nation. Here's why ...
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Sister Suellen Tennyson, nun and Kenner native who was kidnapped in West Africa, dies at 86
Sister Suellen Tennyson, the Roman Catholic nun and Kenner native who was kidnapped and held captive for nearly five months ...
West African juntas impose levy on imported goods
West African neighbours Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have announced a new 0.5% levy on imported goods as they seek to fund a ...
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The richest city in west Africa - 4,200 millionaires and 2 billionaires
One ex-capital city is home to 4,200 millionaires and two billionaires, making it the richest city in West Africa, and the fifth wealthiest city in the whole continent. In this sprawling city ...
West Africa’s version of Brexit is as bad an idea
West Africa is undergoing its own version of Brexit. By July Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will have quit the 15-strong ...
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Whiskey-Drinking Rocker Transforms Into West Africa’s Most Dangerous al Qaeda Leader
Back in the day, Iyad ag Ghali wrote lyrics for a flamboyant blues-rock band from the heart of the Sahara. He jammed with the guys in the group, pounding out the beat on metal jerrycans, and ...
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The ‘ghost reporters’ writing pro-Russian propaganda in West Africa
Eight pallbearers – some wearing tracksuits emblazoned with the FIFA logo – carried a coffin on their shoulders. Alongside them, referee whistles echoed the tune of a song being sung by the ...