Unregulated sexual stimulants claiming to be herbal remedies or pharmaceuticals are flooding the region. Officials are scrambling to address the issue.
Author: Elian Peltier and Arlette Bashizi
Sahel Crisis Goes Coastal as Insurgents Push Toward the Atlantic
Insurgents are expanding from West Africa’s Sahel region toward Atlantic coastal nations such as Ivory Coast, creating new terrorism hot spots and displacing millions.
Strategy of Recruiting Cheap Militiamen Backfires in Africa
By arming civilians who are poorly trained and have little to no respect for human rights, the military in Burkina Faso has brought the West African nation to the brink of civil war.