West Africa

Explosion at illegal oil refinery in Nigeria kills over 50

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Outpouring of grief as victims of Bronx fire laid to rest

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West African regional leaders impose new sanctions on Mali

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West African health officials race to vaccinate amid spikes

A resurgence of coronavirus cases in West Africa is hitting the region hard, inundating cemeteries where funeral numbers are rising
/ July 31, 2021

West African leaders hold emergency Mali summit in Ghana

Leaders of the West African regional bloc gathered in Ghana for an emergency summit on Mali in response to the
/ May 30, 2021

Growth in Burkina Faso gold mining fuels human trafficking

For months, human traffickers beat and drugged Blessing, hauling the 27-year-old from one gold mine encampment to the next, where
/ May 1, 2021

How American racism changed the map of Africa

American anti-Blackness is so pervasive that its impacts have devastated communities at home and abroad. The U.S. establishment of the
/ July 28, 2020
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Why HIV rates for teens in West and Central Africa have reached alarming rates

In parts of Africa, the HIV/AIDS rate is growing at an alarming rate: 170 people are infected with HIV every
/ April 2, 2018
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

African king returns to humble roots at landscaping job in Canada

Eric Manu was declared chief of the Akan tribe in southern Ghana, but he’s coming back to B.C. in Canada this fall to work at his old landscaping job.
/ September 19, 2016
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

It's time for Africans in America to identify with African-Americans

My name is Moji Akinde, and I am an African from Nigeria. And I am American. And I am black.
/ December 26, 2014