Tag Archives: West Africa
13
Mar
(National Interest) Senegal: The Linchpin of Security in West Africa
Seth J. Frantzman
March 14, 2016
Senegalese military personnel are voting in a national referendum on March 13. The rest of S...
27
Feb
(Vox) 3 young Muslim Americans killed in mysterious ‘execution-style’ murders
Updated by Max Fisher on February 27, 2016, 11:30 a.m. ET @Max_Fisher max@vox.com
A broadcast from the local Fort Wayne AB...
30
Jan
(Nature) Error found in study of first ancient African genome
Finding that much of Africa has Eurasian ancestry was mistaken.
Ewen Callaway | 29 January 2016
An error ...
16
Jan
(HuffPost) Burkina Faso, French Troops End Deadly Hotel Siege Claimed By Al Qaeda Group
01/16/2016 08:17 am ET | Updated 27 minutes ago
AHMED OUOBA/AFPGETTY IMAGES
Forces killed four attackers, ending the ...
02
Jan
(All Africa) 10 Things to Watch in Africa in 2016
ANALYSIS
By Nick Branson and Jamie Hitchen
Staying Power: Referenda in the Republic of Congo and Rwanda have paved the way fo...
02
Jan
(Bloomberg) Guinea Names Mining Executive Mamady Youla as Prime Minister
By Ougna Camara
December 26, 2015 — 7:07 PM EST
Guinea’s President Alpha Conde on Saturday appointed mining executive Mamad...
29
Dec
(Globe and Mail) Africa’s new brooms clean house
ROBERT ROTBERG | Special to The Globe and Mail | Published Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015 8:00AM EST
Robert Rotberg is foundin...
29
Dec
(VOA) CPJ Report Highlights Journalists’ Struggles in Africa
Lenny Ruvaga
December 29, 2015 11:06 AM
NAIROBI—The Committee to Protect Journalists has released its annual report...
10
Dec
(Ventures Africa) This Nigerian-born fashion designer decorated the White House
Nigerian-born fashion designer, Duro Oluwu, was enlisted by the First Lady of the United States of America to decorate the white house ...
07
Dec
(Reuters Africa) Burkina charges former coup leader over murder of Sankara
Sun Dec 6, 2015 2:29pm GMT
By Nadoun Coulibaly
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Authorities in Burkina Faso have charged a general who led...