Extremist attacks in the Sahel have been increasing. Last week, Islamic militants attacked Bamako, the capital of Mali.

Parts of the Sahara Desert have seen 600 percent of the average rainfall in the past 30 days, causing extreme floods.

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As torrential rains sweep through Central and West Africa, floods have killed more than 1,000 people and displaced hundreds ...

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, African leaders and heads of delegations pose for a family photo at the second Russia ... agenda of confrontation with the West, against the backdrop of a war ...

Her music draws on that of the Mandinka people, a West African ethnic group ... of state — friendships that predate the wave of recent military coups. Framed photos show the diva posing with former ...

The recent meeting of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) held in Beijing in the first week of September was an ...

Labrum London was founded by Sierra Leone-born designer Foday Dumbuya in 2014, and aims to tell "the untold story of West ...

Known as the Teenage Crossfit Games, the event brought athletes from Australia, South Africa, Argentina, Iceland and more to West Michigan for a week of competition. Football Fever Week 1 ...