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Iowa Resident's Death Investigated As Suspected Lassa Fever Case

Investigation into suspected Lassa fever case in Iowa after West Africa travel. Learn about symptoms, transmission, and prevention efforts.

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Civilian support for military coups isn’t a bug – it’s a feature

In September 2024, authorities in Benin detained the country’s former sports minister and a prominent businessman for allegedly plotting a coup against the West African nation’s president, Patrice Talon. Had a putsch materialized, Benin would have joined a growing list of African countries to have experienced a military coup over…

The Conversation

Cote d'Ivoire has lost 'nearly 80 percent of its forest and wildlife cover'

How can we protect wild animals when the world's forest cover continues to shrink? This is just one of the many issues under discussion at the Cop16 biodiversity summit in Cali, Colombia. In West Africa, certain emblematic species such as the elephant are at risk of extinction. The head of…

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Ghana grapples with crisis caused by world's throwaway fashion

This week's podcast focuses on textile waste from fast fashion. As cheap clothes from China, Asia and Europe increasingly end up in West Africa, pollution is rising – particularly in Ghana. RFI spoke to Greenpeace Africa investigators to understand the scale of the issue and how to combat it.

Radio France Internationale

Cocoa Prices Surge as Rain Delays West African Cocoa Harvest

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ24 ) Tuesday closed up +327 (+4.29%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ24 ) closed up +149 (+2.64%). Cocoa prices Tuesday settled sharply higher, with NY cocoa posting a 2-week high. Cocoa prices are climbing as heavy rain in West Africa has caused flooding and...

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Cocoa Rallies as Heavy West African Rain Disrupts the Cocoa Harvest

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ24 ) today is up +339 (+4.45%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ24 ) is up +155 (+2.75%). Cocoa prices today are sharply higher, with NY cocoa posting a 2-week high. Cocoa prices are climbing as heavy rain in West Africa has caused flooding and...

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Cocoa Prices Climb on Harvest-Disrupting Rains in West Africa

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ24 ) Friday closed up +210 (+2.79%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ24 ) closed up +122 (+2.21%). Cocoa prices Friday extended this week's sharp rally, with NY cocoa posting a 1-1/2 week high and London cocoa posting a 1-1/2 month high. Heavy rain in...

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Cocoa Prices Soar on Heavy West African Rains

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ24 ) today is up +236 (+3.13%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ24 ) is up +148 (+2.68%). Cocoa prices today are sharply higher, with NY cocoa posting a 1-1/2 week high and London cocoa posting a 1-1/2 month high. Heavy rain in West Africa...

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West Africa's endorsement of commercial whaling alarms green groups

Seven West African nations are facing backlash after supporting a proposal to resume commercial whaling – claiming it would help fight food insecurity. The move, unexpected from nations with no whaling tradition, was met with dismay from conservation groups.

Radio France Internationale

Small And Medium-Sized African Solar Power Companies See Sales Surge

About 600 million Africans don't have electrical service in their homes, with electrification rates in West Africa as low as 8%.

International Business Times

Solar power companies are growing fast in Africa, where 600 million still lack electricity

Companies that bring solar power to some of the poorest homes in Central and West Africa are said to be among the fastest growing on a continent whose governments have long struggled to address some of the world’s worst infrastructure and the complications of climate change

The Independent UK

In Senegal, the bastion of the region's Francophonie, French is giving way to local languages

For decades Senegal, a former French colony in West Africa, has been touted as the bastion of the French language in the region

The Independent UK

Hero or dictator? Ahmed Sékou Touré and the war of memory in Guinea

Forty years after his death, Ahmed Sékou Touré, the father of Guinea's independence, is more popular than ever. For young people across West Africa in search of a hero, Sékou Touré could be what they're looking for. But this rehabilitation of the country's past dictator glosses over the tens of…

France 24

At least 30 bodies found on a boat along a migrant route off Senegal

Senegal's military says at least 30 bodies were found on a boat drifting off the coast of Dakar along a route used by migrants

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Devastating Floods Hit West Africa, Thousands Displaced

Recent catastrophic floods in Central and West Africa have caused widespread destruction and loss of life, impacting millions and exacerbating existing crises.

The Independent UK

'Water is flooding everywhere' as torrential rains sweep through West and Central Africa

As torrential rains sweep through Central and West Africa, floods have killed more than 1,000 people and displaced hundreds of thousands across the region

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Can the US find new partners in West Africa after Niger exit?

Washington is now seeking a Plan B after troops were ejected from sprawling, expensive bases in Niger.

Radio France Internationale

'Dahomey' film invites colonial past to speak through Benin's stolen treasures

In her award-winning documentary Dahomey, director Mati Diop imagines the voice of royal treasures looted from West Africa by European colonisers and only recently sent back to their homeland in present-day Benin. She tells RFI she hopes it will prompt reflection on displacement, exile and return – not just of…

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Cocoa Closes Higher on Cocoa Production Concerns in West Africa

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ24 ) Friday closed up +107 (+1.41%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ24 ) closed up +50 (+0.94%). Cocoa prices recovered from early losses on Friday and settled moderately higher. Lower cocoa production in the Ivory Coast, the world's largest producer, is bullish for cocoa...

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Hustle academies: west Africa’s online scammers are training others in fraud and sextortion

As the world becomes increasingly connected, digital fraud has evolved from a local problem into a global one. West Africa, particularly Ghana and Nigeria, is witnessing the rise of “hustle kingdoms” – informal academies that train individuals to carry out digital scams.

The Independent UK

After migrant boat tragedy, Senegal's president vows sanctions against people smugglers

President Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal promised severe sanctions against people smugglers during his visit on Wednesday to the town of Mbour, the departure point of a boat that capsized on Sunday, killing at least 37 people

The Independent UK

Captain of migrant boat tragedy in Senegal turns himself in as death toll rises to 26

Local authorities say the captain of a migrant boat that capsized off Senegal over the weekend has been arrested as the death toll rises to 26

Radio France Internationale

At least 26 migrants perish off Senegal's coast in desperate bid to leave the country

At least 26 people have died after their boat sank off the coast of Senegal, the navy said Tuesday, in the latest migration-linked tragedy to occur off the coast of West Africa.

The Independent UK

At least 4 migrants have died and others remain missing after a boat capsized off Senegal

Senegalese authorities say a boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Senegal over the weekend, leaving at least four people dead and several others missing

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Cocoa Prices Plunge as Beneficial West African Weather Bolsters Crop Prospects

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ24 ) Wednesday closed down -388 (-5.34%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ24 ) closed down -187 (-3.61%). Cocoa prices Wednesday sold off sharply for a second day, with NY cocoa posting a 3-1/2 week low and London cocoa posting a 6-1/2 month low. Rain...

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