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How Venezuelan Gangs and African Jihadists Are Flooding Europe With Cocaine

The tiny West African nation of Guinea-Bissau has been a stopover for some cocaine shipments from Venezuela.

Published 250 days ago

A West African country just saw a coup, all borders closed. What is happening?

Soldiers patrol on the main road in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, November 21, 2025. REUTERS/Luc Gnago TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Published 254 days ago

Coral depletion to epidemics: How environmental collapse fuelled Ebola outbreak

A health worker watches a burial team with Ebola victims in Liberia. (Getty File)

Updated 268 days ago

Migrant boat en route Europe capsizes off West African coast, at least 70 dead

The Atlantic migration route from the coast of West Africa to the Canary Islands, typically used by African migrants trying to reach Spain, is one of the world's deadliest.

Updated 343 days ago

Month-old baby's death in Gambia raises concern over female genital mutilation

The death has sparked outrage among women's rights defenders working to combat the deeply rooted cultural and religious practice that they say is a harmful violation against women and girls.

Published 361 days ago

7 migrant women, children buried after Canary Islands tragedy

Two five-year-old girls and a 16-year-old were among the dead.

Published 434 days ago

Whiskey-Drinking Rocker to West Africa’s Most Dangerous al Qaeda Leader

Whiskey-Drinking Rocker Transforms Into West Africa’s Most Dangerous al Qaeda Leader

Published 494 days ago

Dozens of migrants may have drowned en route to Spain by boat, NGO says

Dozens of migrants may have drowned en route to Spain by boat, NGO says

Updated 569 days ago

Africa’s year of education

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, former President of South Africa, statesman, revolutionary, and humanitarian.

Published 587 days ago

At least 69 migrants killed in shipwreck off Morocco on deadly route to Spain

At least 69 migrants killed in shipwreck off Morocco on deadly route to Spain

Published 589 days ago

A football game, a contested referee decision and around 100 dead in Guinea

Clashes broke out on the streets of Guinea's second-largest city. (Representational Image)

Published 614 days ago

The lithium market: Africa’s moment to shine

Lithium (PTI)

Published 669 days ago

Spain's leader begins West Africa tour in Mauritania to tackle irregular migration to Canary Islands

Spain's leader begins West Africa tour in Mauritania to tackle irregular migration to Canary Islands

Published 711 days ago

Spain's Sanchez visits West Africa aiming to stem migration surge

Spain's Sanchez visits West Africa aiming to stem migration surge

Published 712 days ago

Spain's Sanchez visits West Africa aiming to stem migration surge

Spain's Sanchez visits West Africa aiming to stem migration surge

Published 712 days ago

Spain PM heads to W.Africa as migrant arrivals surge

Spain PM heads to W.Africa as migrant arrivals surge

Published 712 days ago

Over 60 killed after migrant boat sinks off Africa's Cape Verde: UN agency

Traditional boats known as pirogues rest on the shore of the Yarakh Beach in Dakar, Senegal

Published 1088 days ago

African man held at airport with heroin worth ₹5 crore hidden inside body

Upon questioning, the accused revealed that he came from Benin to Addis Ababa from where he came to Mumbai. A case has been registered against him under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. He was produced before a metropolitan magistrate court on Friday and was remanded to judicial custody for 14 days. (HT PHOTO)

Updated 1135 days ago

Australian doctor freed by al Qaeda after seven years in captivity

Dr Kenneth Elliott.

Published 1177 days ago

Forty-two Malian soldiers killed in suspected Islamist attack

Forty-two Malian soldiers were killed and 22 injured in an attack. (File Photo)

Published 1458 days ago

Does child malnutrition gets worsened by extreme heat exposure? Study answers

Médecins Sans Frontières 'MSF' doctor Ibrahim Fori Bwala, left, examines Ja'afar Ahmed, a malnourished child at the Inpatients Therapeutic Feeding Center in Maiduguri, Nigeria. Nigeria is grappling with child malnutrition in its troubled northwest region where armed groups have been targeting rural communities. The food crisis is worsened by an already existing hunger in this part of the West African nation which government statistics say has a 40% poverty rate.

Updated 1474 days ago

Soldiers stage uprising in Guinea, claim they've taken over government

A screengrab taken from footage sent to AFP by a military source on September 5, 2021 shows the President of Guinea Conakry Alpha Conde after he was captured by army putschists during a coup d'etat in Conakry

Published 1798 days ago

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