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Ivory Coast recovery on track, Clinton says

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 17, 2012, 22:08

The once-prosperous former French colony is recovering from a post-election civil war that killed three thousand people.

23 sailors kidnapped in tanker attack in W Africa

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 14, 2011, 23:04

Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea has over the last eight months escalated from low-level armed robberies to hijackings.

Gabon troops essential for French W Africa forces

Last Updated: Monday, July 18, 2011, 09:55

French PM said his country`s troops in Gabon will form the backbone of Paris` forces in West Africa.

Al Qaeda has sleeper cells across West Africa: Experts

Last Updated: Friday, May 27, 2011, 12:47

AQIM has roots in Algeria, with bases in Mali from where it launches attacks.

14,000 flee Ivory Coast amid civil war fears: UN report

Last Updated: Sunday, December 26, 2010, 21:46

The man who refuses to leave Ivory Coast`s presidency faces new threats.

West African leaders threaten force if Gbagbo stays

Last Updated: Saturday, December 25, 2010, 11:34

West African nations would be sending a high-level delegation to Ivory Coast.

French nationals kidnapped by pirates released

Last Updated: Thursday, November 11, 2010, 09:18

The three were kidnapped by pirates off the West African coast in September.

Guinea holds first free election

Last Updated: Sunday, June 27, 2010, 21:24

Junta-ruled Guinea held its first free election Sunday since independence.

Over 120 million people at risk of yellow fever in W Africa

Last Updated: Thursday, June 17, 2010, 19:09

Over 120 million people are at risk of yellow fever in Nigeria and Ghana, the UN and its partners have warned and appealed for mass vaccination campaigns in the region to save them from the deadly disease.

Cocaine being traded for arms in West Africa: UN

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 16, 2010, 12:17

Cocaine shipped to West Africa by Latin American drug cartels is now being traded for arms, the UN`s drug czar has said.

West Africa bloc calls for civilian rule in Guinea

Last Updated: Sunday, December 6, 2009, 17:37

A regional African bloc calls for Guinea`s military junta to immediately hand over power to civilians.

West Africa`s last giraffes make surprising comeback

Last Updated: Sunday, November 8, 2009, 22:11

A crisp African dawn is breaking overhead, and Zibo Mounkaila is on the back of a pickup truck bounding across a sparse landscape of rocky orange soil.