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Nov 24, 2022 · West Africa floods destroy crops, worsening hunger fears. West and Central African countries are battling deadly floods that have upended lives and livelihoods, raising fears of further disruption of food supplies in many areas battling armed conflict. Updated 4:28 AM PDT, October 22, 2022.
4 days ago · The recent deadly heat in West Africa is driven by human activities, including the burning of fossil fuels, particularly in the wealthy Northern Hemisphere, according to an international report.
5 days ago · NIAMEY, April 18 (Reuters) - On a hospital bed in Niger, a 96-year-old woman lay motionless attached to a drip - one of thousands of possible victims of West Africa's worst heatwave in living ...
Feb 24, 2024 · ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — West Africa’s regional bloc known as ECOWAS said Saturday that it is lifting travel and economic sanctions imposed on Niger that were aimed at reversing last year’s coup in the country in a new push for dialogue as it also renewed calls on three junta-led nations to rescind their decision to quit the regional bloc.
Aug 12, 2023 · By SAM MEDNICK. Updated 9:27 PM PDT, August 11, 2023. NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Tensions are escalating between Niger’s new military regime and the West African regional bloc that has ordered the deployment of troops to restore Niger’s flailing democracy.
Aug 8, 2023 · NIAMEY, Aug 7 (Reuters) - West African leaders scheduled a summit for Thursday to discuss the Niger junta's rejection of an ultimatum to reinstate the ousted president, as the United States...
Jun 3, 2021 · 3 June 2021. By Frank Gardner,BBC security correspondent. AFP. French troops are leading the fight against jihadists in West Africa. The multinational effort to stave off an encroaching...
