French humanitarian workers, their Nigerien driver and a guide were killed, according to the authorities. The group was visiting an area known for its West African giraffes.
Author: Ruth Maclean
For Senegal’s Biggest Holiday, a Shortage of the All-Important Sheep
Properly celebrating Tabaski, as Eid al-Adha is known in Senegal, requires a sacrificial sheep. Coronavirus restrictions have made the animals more expensive, putting them out of reach of many.
Video Surfaces of Execution of Aid Workers Abducted in Nigeria
The five men — four aid workers and a government employee — were abducted in June. A group aligned with the Islamic State is believed to be behind the killings.
Anger at Mali’s President Rises After Security Forces Kill Protesters
At least 11 demonstrators were killed in the capital last weekend. Protesters have called for mass civil disobedience until President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta steps down.
Ivory Coast Prime Minister Dies After Cabinet Meeting
Amadou Gon Coulibaly had just returned to the West African country from France, where he had been receiving treatment for a heart condition.
Over 180 Bodies Found Dumped in Burkina Faso Town, Report Says
For months, terrified residents of Djibo, a town in the West African nation, kept discovering corpses of men who had been shot, blindfolded and bound. They blame the military.
Coronavirus Accelerates Across Africa
The virus was slow to start in many African countries, but epidemiologists say the number of confirmed cases on the continent is now rising fast.
Coronavirus Infects Famed Research Lab Working on At-Home Test
The Pasteur Institute in Senegal may be close to producing the kind of cheap, quick, in-home test for the coronavirus that, if it works, could be a game-changer in Africa, and elsewhere.
New Ebola Outbreak in Congo, Already Hit by Measles and Coronavirus
Five people have died in Mbandaka, a western city more than 750 miles away from another Ebola outbreak in the country. It is unclear how the disease emerged in the city during lockdown.
Covid-19 Outbreak in Nigeria Is Just One of Africa’s Alarming Hot Spots
Dozens of doctors are infected and gravediggers are overwhelmed in Kano, Nigeria’s second-largest city, where inaction led to an unchecked outbreak. Across Africa, other hot spots are emerging.