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France’s military is being ousted from more African countries. Here’s why

DAKAR, Senegal — It’s been a tumultuous month for France and its relationship with former colonies in Africa, as its influence on the continent faces the biggest challenge in decades. “Chad’s decision marks the final nail in the coffin of France’s post-colonial military dominance in the entire Sahel region,” said Mucahid Durmaz, a senior analyst at global risk consultancy Verisk …

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1 week, 1 day ago

West Africa regional bloc approves exit timeline for 3 coup-hit member states

Associated Press

ABUJA, Nigeria — West Africa’s regional bloc ECOWAS approved Sunday an exit timeline for three coup-hit nations after a nearly yearlong process of mediation to avert the unprecedented disintegration of the grouping. “The authority decides to set the period from 29 January, 2025 to 29 July 2025 as a transitional period and to keep ECOWAS doors open to the three …

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1 week, 1 day ago

West Africa regional bloc approves exit timeline for 3 coup-hit member states

LA Times

Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, third from left, first row, poses with other West African leaders before the start of the ECOWAS meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, on Sunday. West Africa’s regional bloc ECOWAS approved Sunday an exit timeline for three coup-hit nations after a nearly yearlong process of mediation to avert the unprecedented disintegration of the grouping. “The authority decides …

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54 years, 11 months ago

She was a teenage mother in Detroit. Now she’s a Ghanaian ‘Queen’

CNN

CNN — Kennedy Johnson was 15 years old when she gave birth to a baby girl in a Detroit foster home for teen moms, in February 1996. “I was going places and people would stop me and be like: ‘Beyoncé!’ They would automatically assume I was in the entertainment industry and not taking a holiday, because people of color weren’t …

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Macron's apology key step towards reconciliation between France and Senegal as Senegal honours victims of 1944 massacre

Firstpost

French troops have been ousted in recent years from Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso after years of fighting Islamic extremists alongside regional troops. Earlier this week, Chad, one of the last countries in the region in which France had maintained a large military presence, ended a military cooperation agreement with Paris Biram Senghor regularly goes to pay his respects at …

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Senegal demands answers as the West African country commemorates a French colonial massacre

Associated Press

THIAROYE-SUR-MER, Senegal — Biram Senghor regularly goes to pay his respects at a military cemetery in Thiaroye, a fishing village near Senegal’s capital Dakar, bowing in front of a different grave each time. The 86-year-old has no way of knowing which grave belongs to his father, M’Bap Senghor, one of likely hundreds of West African riflemen who fought for France …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Undersea Surgeons

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

For first time, France's Macron calls 1944 killings of West African troops by French massacre

Deccan Chronicle

Dakar : French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday for the first time recognised the killing of West African soldiers by the French Army in 1944 as a massacre in a letter addressed to the Senegalese authorities. Macron's move, on the eve of the 80th anniversary of the World War II killings in Thiaroye - a fishing village on the outskirts …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

For the first time, France’s Macron calls 1944 killings of West African troops by French as massacre

Associated Press

DAKAR, Senegal — French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday for the first time recognized the killing of West African soldiers by the French Army in 1944 as a massacre in a letter addressed to the Senegalese authorities. Macron’s move, on the eve of the 80th anniversary of the World War II killings in Thiaroye — a fishing village on the …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Islamic State a ‘ticking time bomb’ in Africa, warns top US counterterror official

Firstpost

Head of the US National Counterterrorism Center Brett Holmgren has said that ISIS has “prioritised Africa as a growth opportunity”, and that could spell trouble for the US, according to a report Nigeriens, some holding Russian flags, participate in a march in Niamey, Niger, on July 30, 2023. In an interview to Politico, Brett Holmgren, the head of the US …

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1 month ago

Sierra Leone loves rice and wants to free itself from imports. But how to do it?

Associated Press

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — Rice borders on the sacred in Sierra Leone. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Experts blame soaring prices on a heavy reliance on imports, which supply 35% of Sierra Leone’s rice and eat up $200 million annually in foreign currency. Chief Eric Amara Manyeh wades through a rice paddy …

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1 month ago

On board with Senegal’s navy as it searches for migrants on a popular but deadly route toward Europe

Associated Press

DAKAR, Senegal — As dawn arrived off the coast of Senegal, navy commander Assane Seye scanned the horizon. He is captain of the Niani, one of three new patrol vessels tasked with patrolling waters off the West African nation in search of a rapidly growing number of vulnerable boats carrying migrants on one of the world’s deadliest migration routes. Dozens …

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54 years, 11 months ago

20 of the world’s best soups

CNN

Editor’s note: Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. Shutterstock Chunks of tender beets swim in brilliant red broth for a soup that’s beloved in Ukraine and across Eastern Europe. Tom McCorkle/The Washington Post/Getty Images Cultures and flavors meld in a hearty soup that’s a star of Louisiana cuisine, influenced by West African, Native Choctaw and French …

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54 years, 11 months ago

20 of the world’s best soups

CNN

Editor’s note: Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. Shutterstock Chunks of tender beets swim in brilliant red broth for a soup that’s beloved in Ukraine and across Eastern Europe. Tom McCorkle/The Washington Post/Getty Images Cultures and flavors meld in a hearty soup that’s a star of Louisiana cuisine, influenced by West African, Native Choctaw and French …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Sahel-based Salafi-Jihadist groups are infiltrating Nigeria: Here's what they want to do

Firstpost

Salafi-jihadist groups aim to establish support zones in northwestern Nigeria, facilitating recruitment, fundraising, and logistical support for operations across West Africa and potentially Europe Suspected Islamist sect member captured by Nigerian troops lies next to a tree in Nigeria. Salafi-jihadist groups, some affiliated with Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State, are reportedly infiltrating Nigeria’s northwestern Kebbi and Sokoto states with an …

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Boko Haram attack in Chad leaves 17 soldiers dead; 96 rebels killed in retaliation

Firstpost

The Lake Chad region has been plagued this year by frequent attacks from insurgents, including Boko Haram and the Islamic State in West Africa. The assault took place on Saturday in the Lake Chad region, according to army spokesperson Gen. Issakh Acheikh, who spoke on national television Sunday night without giving further details. The Lake Chad area has faced repeated …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Chad: 96 rebels killed in Boko Haram attack, army says 17 soldiers martyred in counter-operation

India TV News

Boko Haram insurgents killed 17 Chadian soldiers in a weekend attack on a military post that also left 96 of the assailants dead in the country's west, Chad's army said. "The army assures the population that the situation is under control and that actions to track down residual elements continue as part of Operation Haskanite," Acheikh said, referring to a …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

MAGA candidate targets another group of legal immigrants living in Ohio after Springfield conspiracy

The Independent

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Money Gambians send home from Europe is a lifeline for their families but the sacrifices take a toll

Associated Press

KWINELLA, Gambia — Binta Bah met her husband last year on a dating app and instantly fell in love. Even as European countries increase their efforts to keep migrants out, Gambians and other West Africans keep risking the dangerous route, known locally as “the backway,” in unsafe boats across the Atlantic Ocean — or trek hundreds of miles across the …

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3 months ago

At least 30 bodies found on a boat along a migrant route off Senegal

LA Times

Senegalese youth gather around pirogues on the beach at dusk in Fass Boye, Senegal, Aug. 29, 2023. At least 30 bodies were found on a boat drifting off the coast of Senegal’s capital, the military said Monday, as the number of migrants leaving West Africa increases. The navy was informed of the vessel’s presence on Sunday evening and sent out …

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3 months ago

Baby hippo Moo Deng: She’s special—but not for the reasons you think.

Slate

If you’ve been on the internet in the past two weeks, you have likely seen a video of a miniature hippopotamus gallivanting in the puddles of a Thailand zoo. Lewison shed light on the unique proclivities that pygmy hippos like Moo Deng share and, more importantly, the various environmental factors that have pushed this unique class of animal toward extinction. …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Hundreds of inmates escape after floods pull down prison walls

The Independent

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3 months, 1 week ago

Captain of migrant boat tragedy in Senegal turns himself in as death toll rises to 26

Associated Press

DAKAR, Senegal — The captain of a migrant boat that capsized off Senegal over the weekend was arrested, local authorities said Tuesday, as the death toll rose to 26. The death toll of the capsizing rose to 26, Senegal’s navy said on the social media platform X on Tuesday. In recent years, the number of migrants leaving West Africa through …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

At least 4 migrants have died and others remain missing after a boat capsized off Senegal

Associated Press

DAKAR, Senegal — A boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Senegal over the weekend, leaving at least four people dead and several others missing, local authorities said on Monday. In recent years, the number of migrants leaving West Africa through Senegal has surged with many fleeing conflict, poverty and the lack of job opportunities. Last month, the Senegalese …

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France’s military is being ousted from more African countries. Here’s why

West Africa regional bloc approves exit timeline for 3 coup-hit member states

West Africa regional bloc approves exit timeline for 3 coup-hit member states

She was a teenage mother in Detroit. Now she’s a Ghanaian ‘Queen’

Macron's apology key step towards reconciliation between France and Senegal as Senegal honours victims of 1944 massacre

Senegal demands answers as the West African country commemorates a French colonial massacre

Undersea Surgeons

For first time, France's Macron calls 1944 killings of West African troops by French massacre

For the first time, France’s Macron calls 1944 killings of West African troops by French as massacre

Islamic State a ‘ticking time bomb’ in Africa, warns top US counterterror official

Sierra Leone loves rice and wants to free itself from imports. But how to do it?

On board with Senegal’s navy as it searches for migrants on a popular but deadly route toward Europe

20 of the world’s best soups

20 of the world’s best soups

Sahel-based Salafi-Jihadist groups are infiltrating Nigeria: Here's what they want to do

Boko Haram attack in Chad leaves 17 soldiers dead; 96 rebels killed in retaliation

Chad: 96 rebels killed in Boko Haram attack, army says 17 soldiers martyred in counter-operation

MAGA candidate targets another group of legal immigrants living in Ohio after Springfield conspiracy

Money Gambians send home from Europe is a lifeline for their families but the sacrifices take a toll

At least 30 bodies found on a boat along a migrant route off Senegal

Baby hippo Moo Deng: She’s special—but not for the reasons you think.

Hundreds of inmates escape after floods pull down prison walls

Captain of migrant boat tragedy in Senegal turns himself in as death toll rises to 26

At least 4 migrants have died and others remain missing after a boat capsized off Senegal