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Laborers and street vendors in Mali find no respite as deadly heat wave surges through West Africa
Houston Chronicle· 6 days agoStreet vendors in Mali's capital of Bamako peddle water sachets, ubiquitous for this part of West ...
Vaccines for Cacao Trees Could Save West Africa's Chocolate Trade
Technology Networks· 1 day agoA rapidly spreading virus threatens the health of the cacao tree and the dried seeds from which...
West Africa's deadly heat wave driven by climate change, scientists say
CBC via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIn late March and early April, as Ramadan was coming to a close, a powerful heat wave descended on ...
US sanctions militant leaders over hostages in West Africa
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe U.S. on Tuesday imposed sanctions on leaders of militant groups over the taking of hostages, including Americans, in West Africa, the Treasury and State ...
Catechist Kidnapped and Murdered in Burkina Faso, West Africa
National Catholic Register· 5 days agoThe pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) on April 19 condemned the kidnapping and...
Deadly heat in West Africa warns of climate change-driven scorchers to come, says report
Reuters· 6 days agoOn a hospital bed in Niger, a 96-year-old woman lay motionless attached to a drip - one of thousands...
Cocoa prices soar to all-time highs amid worst shortage in decades
Proactive Investors· 6 days agoCocoa futures have climbed to a record peak of US$11,800 per tonne amid mass shortages and poor...
After Niger withdrawal, Chad may want U.S. troops to leave
Task & Purpose· 2 days agoDays after the U.S. accepted demands to withdraw American troops from Niger, the U.S. is also facing...
Lethal heat in West Africa is driven by human-caused climate change
WUSF 89.7· 7 days agoThe lethal heatwave that hit West Africa earlier this month, overwhelming hospitals and mortuaries...
West Africa’s Sahel becoming a drug trafficking corridor, UN warns
Al Jazeera· 5 days agoDrug seizures have soared in the West African Sahel region, according to a new United Nations...