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West Africa

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Zamfara Attack Kills More Than 20

The raid points to a persistent ransom economy that lets bandit networks keep raiding villages despite government operations.

UN Says 144 People Dead or Missing After Mauritania Sea Incidents

Living Mesophotic Coral Reef Rediscovered Off Benin

West African Leaders Endorse Nigeria–Morocco Atlantic Gas Pipeline

Convoy of Russian Mercenaries and Malian Soldiers Ambushed Near Anefis

Torrential Rains Flood Accra and Abidjan, Leaving Dozens Dead

Gunmen Kill at Least 22 in Late‑Night Attack on Kawel Village, Plateau State

VAALCO Restarts Baobab Field After FPSO Refurbishment

Rebel Alliance Controls Key Northern Hubs and Tightens Blockade on Bamako

Ghana Delays Evacuation of Nationals From South Africa After Registrations Surge

Nigeria Seizes 2.4 Tonnes of Meth in Country's Biggest Anti‑drug Raid

Sierra Leone Receives Nine Migrants Deported From the United States

Nigeria–U.S. Strikes Kill 175 ISIS Fighters After Raid That Killed Group’s No. 2

U.S.–Nigeria Operation Kills ISIS Deputy Abu-Bilal al-Minuki

U.S. and Nigeria Say Joint Strike Killed ISIS-Linked Leader in Lake Chad Basin

U.S.–Nigeria Operation Kills Abu‑Bilal al‑Minuki, Senior ISIS Figure

U.S.–Nigerian Operation Kills Islamic State’s No. 2 in Northeast Nigeria

U.S. and Nigeria Say Abu-Bilal al-Minuki Killed in Joint Operation

Pope Leo XIV Calls for Sustained Peace and Development in the Sahel

New Jihadist Raids in Central Mali Push Week’s Death Toll Above 70