The capital city of Bangui enters a second day of what residents say has been a 'precarious calm' after a week of violence between Muslims and Christians that has killed hundreds and displaced tens of thousands
Nigeria announced that it will soon begin training counselors in the north to help those suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder
Assault by suspected Boko Haram militants is the first major attack in the Borno state capital since the government imposed a state of emergency in May
Both countries try to put finishing touches on post-coup democratic transitions, however, security concerns, opposition boycott raise concerns of more instability ahead
US has formally designated the Nigerian militant sect and splinter group Ansaru as foreign terrorist organizations
Effort to go after black market medicine sellers has been met with resistance in rural areas where people say that is all they can afford
In many countries there is no law specifically saying a man can't force his wife to have sex with him
Paris will pull out the bulk of its troops by the end of the year as planned as investigators arrest dozens suspected of involvement in the execution of two French journalists
But surge in growth has yet to improve daily lives of many Africans
Humanitarian crisis in Central African Republic has grown steadily worse since March 24 rebel takeover; France says international intervention necessary
Violence has calmed recently, though tensions remain between locals in southeastern Liberia, thousands of remaining Ivorian refugees
Top designers have been sending their new collections down nationally-televised catwalks
France's top diplomat visits Bangui to signal deeper French engagement to come in Central African Republic by year's end
Observers say issues kept 'significant number' of votes from being considered, bringing results into question
Violence prompts President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita to shorten visit to France
No party is expected to win outright majority in 114-seat parliament; coalition-building expected in aftermath
Security forces at the scene in northern Nigeria say it is too soon to give exact figures on dead and wounded
Voters will cast ballots for 114 National Assembly representatives amid heightened distrust between ruling party and opposition on Saturday
Following nearly two years of crisis, newly elected Ibrahim Boubacar Keita pledges to reunite deeply divided nation
Economist Oumar Tatam Ly was until recently an adviser to the governor of the Central Bank of West African States
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