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The partnership between Russia's space agency and the governments of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger deepens these countries' turn toward the Kremlin in their effort to fight off Islamist insurgencies. [...]

The partnership between Russia’s space agency and the governments of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger deepens these countries’ turn toward the Kremlin in their effort to fight off Islamist insurgencies. [...]

At least 129 people died when inmates tried to escape from Makala Prison, where conditions are abysmal and overcrowding is a major problem. More than 700 inmates were released from [...]

Days after the West African country's ruling military was ambushed by Islamist rebels, it has sought to hide the true extent of the carnage. The military junta ruling the West [...]

An extremist group that claims allegiance to Al Qaeda said it was responsible for assaults on a military police school and an air base in the West African country of [...]

The traffic accident was the latest disaster to highlight how roads across many African countries are some of the world's deadliest. At least 59 people were killed in Nigeria on [...]

The government said that at least 24 inmates had been shot dead as they attempted to escape from Makala Central Prison, which rights organizations have long warned is dangerously overcrowded. [...]

summary Children wailed as their mothers washed their small, frail bodies covered with lesions. Adults coughed repeatedly, their throats so swollen that they could barely speak. Mpox is spreading largely [...]

Byline: Elian Peltier and Guerchom Ndebo The West African nation of Burkina Faso was once known for its lively arts scene. Now, it is a country torn apart by Islamist [...]

The West African nation of Burkina Faso was once known for its lively arts scene. Now, it is a country torn apart by Islamist extremists and the government's brutal effort […]

Overshadowed by fighting in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a dispute in the west between two ethnic groups has resulted in thousands of civilians killed and more […]

Overshadowed by fighting in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a dispute in the west between two ethnic groups has resulted in thousands of civilians killed and more [...]

The number found dead or injured in the rubble of the private school in Nigeria was still climbing and dozens, including many students, remained trapped, authorities said. Inside a private [...]

Byline: Elian Peltier Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are withdrawing from a 49-year-old regional alliance that has allowed goods and nearly 400 million people to travel freely across a tightly [...]

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are withdrawing from a 49-year-old regional alliance that has allowed goods and nearly 400 million people to travel freely across a tightly connected region. Three [...]

Byline: Elian Peltier Moscow has largely taken over the African operations of the paramilitary group, once led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, who was killed after leading an insurrection against Vladimir Putin. [...]

Three female attackers detonated devices at a wedding and at a funeral in a city once ruled by Boko Haram, emergency service officials said. So far, no group has claimed [...]

The court said his crimes had involved overseeing public floggings, torture and arbitrary arrests during a jihadist takeover in northern Mali in 2012. Judges at the International Criminal Court convicted [...]

Moscow has largely taken over the African operations of the paramilitary group, once led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, who was killed after leading an insurrection against Vladimir Putin. For years, Russia [...]

Byline: Elian Peltier and Annika Hammerschlag The two teenagers on the screen trudging through the endless dunes of the Sahara on their way to Europe were actors. So were the [...]

The two teenagers on the screen trudging through the endless dunes of the Sahara on their way to Europe were actors. So were the fellow migrants tortured in a bloodstained [...]

Byline: Elian Peltier and Christiaan Triebert Witnesses and human rights groups claim the West African country's military killed more than 220 people, including women and children, in February. It was [...]

Witnesses and human rights groups claim the West African country's military killed more than 220 people, including women and children, in February. It was neither a mistake nor a one-off, [...]

Byline: Elian Peltier Nine months after a coup in Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, an ally of France and the U.S., remains locked in the presidential residence, cut off from contact with [...]

Byline: Muktita Suhartono, Elian Peltier, Shawna Richer and Rory Smith A Race the Whole World Is Watching The teams might bear the names of English towns, the stadiums might sit [...]

Nine months after a coup in Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, an ally of France and the U.S., remains locked in the presidential residence, cut off from contact with anyone but his [...]

A Race the Whole World Is Watching The teams might bear the names of English towns, the stadiums might sit on English soil and the stands might still be primarily [...]

Trainers and equipment from Russia landed in the West African nation this week, putting the continued presence of 1,000 U.S. military personnel there in doubt. Thousands of protesters gathered in [...]

Trainers and equipment from Russia landed in the West African nation this week, putting the continued presence of 1,000 U.S. military personnel there in doubt. Thousands of protesters gathered in [...]

The presidential candidate of the main opposition party, as well as its powerful founder, was released 10 days before the West African country is set to hold a national election. [...]

President Macky Sall previously postponed the election without setting a date. On Wednesday, he also fired the prime minister, his party's candidate for president. President Macky Sall of Senegal on [...]

President Macky Sall previously postponed the election without setting a date. On Wednesday, he also fired the prime minister, his party’s candidate for president. President Macky Sall of Senegal on [...]

Byline: Elian Peltier, Keith Bradsher and Siyi Zhao Governments are seeking to curb donkey skin exports to China, where demand for traditional medicine and other products is threatening animals that [...]

The legislation would sentence those who identify as L.G.B.T.Q. to three years in jail and punish those who promote gay issues as well. It would be among the harshest on [...]

Governments are seeking to curb donkey skin exports to China, where demand for traditional medicine and other products is threatening animals that rural households need. For years, Chinese companies and [...]

The ''Aya'' series explores the pains and pleasures of everyday life in a working-class neighborhood in West Africa. One of the most successful African comics has no super heroes, and [...]

Byline: Elian Peltier The 'Aya' series explores the pains and pleasures of everyday life in a working-class neighborhood in West Africa. One of the most successful African comics has no [...]

Byline: Elian Peltier and Joao Silva The Alassane Ouattara stadium rises like a piece of sculpture from the dusty brown earth north of Ivory Coast's largest city, its undulating roof [...]

The Alassane Ouattara stadium rises like a piece of sculpture from the dusty brown earth north of Ivory Coast's largest city, its undulating roof and white columns towering over the [...]

Byline: Elian Peltier and Joao Silva In Ivory Coast, lêkê are the preferred footwear for amateur games and almost everything else. The wealthy pros of Ivory Coast's national soccer team [...]

In Ivory Coast, lêkê are the preferred footwear for amateur games and almost everything else. The wealthy pros of Ivory Coast's national soccer team were resting in their luxury hotel [...]

Byline: Elian Peltier and Carmen Abd Ali Agadez, a desert outpost in the West African country of Niger, was officially closed to migration for years in a deal with the [...]

Agadez, a desert outpost in the West African country of Niger, was officially closed to migration for years in a deal with the European Union. Now, the gate has reopened. [...]

Byline: Elian Peltier, Eric Schmitt and Carmen Abd Ali On a barren swath of land in the Sahara, U.S. Air Base 201 stands far from public sight, on the outskirts [...]

On a barren swath of land in the Sahara, U.S. Air Base 201 stands far from public sight, on the outskirts of a remote city in one of the world's [...]

Byline: Elian Peltier, Eric Schmitt and Ismail Alfa The U.S.-backed Nigerian military has been killing civilians in airstrikes at an alarming pace, security analysts and human rights advocates say, with [...]

Byline: Elian Peltier, Arlette Bashizi and Hannah Reyes Morales More than 60 percent of French speakers now live in Africa. Despite growing resentment at France, Africans are contributing to the [...]

The U.S.-backed Nigerian military has been killing civilians in airstrikes at an alarming pace, security analysts and human rights advocates say, with little accountability. Last week in northern Nigeria, two [...]

More than 60 percent of French speakers now live in Africa. Despite growing resentment at France, Africans are contributing to the evolution and spread of the French language. French, by [...]

Many of the victims were women and children gathered for a religious celebration. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu described the attack as a ''bombing mishap.'' Idris Dahiru was hosting some guests [...]