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Mali and Burkina Faso Bar U.S. Travelers in Reciprocal Response to Expanded U.S. Travel Ban

Both governments invoked reciprocity to cancel U.S. visas, blocking entry for American travelers.

At Least 30 Killed in Niger State Village Raid as Gunmen Torch Market and Abduct Residents

Gambia Migrant Boat Capsize Leaves 7 Dead, Dozens Missing as 102 Rescued

U.S.-Backed Strikes Hit ISIS-Linked Camps in Northwest Nigeria

Burkina Faso Releases 11 Nigerian Air Force Personnel After Emergency Landing Incident

TotalEnergies Farms Out 40% of Two Nigerian Offshore Blocks to Chevron

Nigeria’s Defense Minister Resigns as Security Emergency Confronts New Mass Kidnappings

WFP Warns Nigeria Faces Record Hunger in 2026 as Funding Runs Out Next Month

WFP Warns of Record Hunger in Northern Nigeria as Funds Dry Up

Guinea Launches Simandou, Flagging First Exports From $20 Billion Iron Ore Project

Nigeria Enlists U.S. and U.K. in Probe of 1,000-Kilo Cocaine Seizure at Lagos Port

Fuel Blockade Tightens Grip on Bamako as Jihadist Group Strangles Supply Routes

Embassies Pull Staff as JNIM Fuel Blockade Strangles Bamako

U.S. Urges Americans to Leave Mali as Jihadist Fuel Blockade Cripples Daily Life

Ivory Coast Ends Campaign as Ouattara Seeks Fourth Term Under Tight Security

U.S. Missionary Abducted in Niamey; Search Traces Suspected Path Toward Mali Border

Fuel Tanker Blast in Niger State Kills Dozens After Residents Collected Leaking Petrol

Church Sets October Groundbreakings in Ghana and South Africa, Unveils Mongolia Temple Plans

NHC Lifts Atlantic Wave’s Development Odds to 60% as Saharan Dust Slows Near-Term Growth

At Least 71 Killed at Funeral in Eastern DRC Attack Blamed on ISIS-Linked ADF