Strategy could save as many as one million babies worldwide who die each year on their first day of life
Agreement allows Senegalese judges to carry out investigations in Chad on alleged wartime crimes committed during reign of former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré
Gambian regulators defended the ban as necessary, saying the calling services were depriving the country of revenue
Humanitarian agencies estimate up to two-thirds of the people in Mali’s northern regions of Gao, Timbuktu and Kidal do not have enough to eat
Schistosomiasis infection rates have risen to as high as 80 percent in some parts of Africa
UN aims to empower West African women, promoting gender equality
Opposition supporters demand transparency in upcoming parliamentary elections
Despite vast improvements, British aid agency calls for major changes in food crisis response
Conditions at makeshift camp are 'appalling,' French aid group says
Bank of France, along with economic experts, finance ministers of 15 African countries in Franc Zone, believe current model remains relevant
Frédéric Koffi Attipou says incident was in retaliation for images he published
Region’s first-ever national campaign on dangers of tobacco use launched Tuesday
While freedom of the press is legally guaranteed in Togo, international watchdog groups say the government often ignores journalists' rights
Mediators appointed by the ruling party to facilitate talks over much-delayed legislative elections prompt boycott
Guinea government hopes that an international mediator can assist with negotiating resolutions
IOM organized a two-day workshop in Dakar, aimed to open dialogue, promote cooperation among countries for better border-control management
US, European navies teaming with eight West African countries to conduct training operations to combating illegal fishing off West African coast
Earlier this month, President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf signed a UN pledge to end violence against women and girls
Rights group calls on government to put a stop to alleged torture, execution, disappearance of suspected Islamist rebels by armed forces
Study highlights importance of affordable, quality education, enforcing laws on child labor
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