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Judge demands Trump administration explain deportation tactics involving Ghana
A federal judge accused the Trump administration of attempting to sidestep court orders by transferring five African immigrants to Ghana, where officials appeared prepared to send them on to nations where they risked torture or death. On Saturday, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan pressed the government to explain how it was preventing Ghana from relocating…
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Visa fees for all African travelers scrapped by Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso has revealed it has removed visa fees for all African travelers, aiming to facilitate...
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Ghana confirms arrival of 14 West Africans deported from the U.S
Fourteen migrants deported from the United States arrived in Ghana this week, making the country...
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Ivory Coast protesters demand inclusion of opposition leaders in presidential race
Thousands flooded the streets of Abidjan on Saturday, rallying against the exclusion of key...
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Ouattara’s fourth-term bid in Ivory Coast raises alarm over democratic backsliding in West Africa
Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara has announced he will seek a fourth term in office, a move critics fear signals a return to authoritarian-style leadership in a region already grappling...
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Deadly flash floods claim 25 lives in northeastern Nigeria, dozens missing
A devastating flood triggered by torrential rains has left at least 25 people dead and 11 missing in Nigeria’s Adamawa state, where thousands have been forced from their homes, officials confirmed...
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UN sounds alarm over Nigeria’s deepening hunger crisis as funding for food aid runs dry across West and Central Africa
An alarming hunger emergency is sweeping through Nigeria, where nearly 31 million people now face acute food insecurity, a crisis the United Nations is calling “unprecedented.” At the heart...
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France ends permanent military presence in West Africa with troop withdrawal from Senegal
France’s decades-long military presence in West Africa came to a symbolic end on Thursday as it formally withdrew its remaining troops from Senegal, the last West African nation to host a permanent...
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Burkina Faso junta dismantles independent electoral commission in power consolidation move
Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta has dismantled the country’s independent electoral body, further tightening its grip on power and signaling a deeper shift away from democratic governance....
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Senegal intercepts over 200 migrants amid surge in risky Atlantic crossings
Senegalese authorities intercepted more than 200 West African migrants this week in one of the country’s most active smuggling zones, as the perilous Atlantic Ocean route to Europe continues to claim...
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Mali political activist released after month-long detention, family blames intelligence services
A prominent opposition figure in Mali has been freed after disappearing for nearly a month in what his family alleges was an enforced disappearance orchestrated by the state’s intelligence services....
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U.S. military recalibrates in Africa, presses allies to shoulder more responsibility
At the heart of this year’s African Lion military exercise, the United States signaled a dramatic shift in its engagement on the continent. Gone is the long-favored narrative of “good governance”...
