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West Africa

Album Review: The Creole Choir of Cuba – ‘Santiman’

January 25, 2013, 9:54 am

These singers celebrate their deep West Africa roots and recall the spirit of Buena Vista Social Club.

Greek Tanker Hijacked by Pirates in W. Africa

August 28, 2012, 11:14 am

A Greek-owned oil tanker with 24 crew members on board was hijacked by pirates in West Africa off the coast of Togo in a sign that pirate attacks are increasing in the region, [...]

Gambia Announces Execution of all Death Row Inmates

August 22, 2012, 10:29 am

The president of The Gambia, a small West African state primarily centered around a river of the same name, said that all death row inmates will be executed next month

Mali Facing Unprecedented Crisis, Amnesty Says

May 16, 2012, 5:38 pm

Mali is in its worst crisis since it became an independent state more than 50 years ago, with human rights abuses, food shortages, and displacement in the northern portion of [...]

Mali Crisis Worsens West Africa Food Crisis

May 7, 2012, 9:15 pm

West Africa’s Sahel region is facing a massive food shortage, with as many as 15 million people facing hunger or starvation, a high-level United Nations official said.


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