West Africa

West Africa

• CORRECTION: Mali-Lashing story

  In some versions of a story published on Aug. 31 about the whipping of a man in northern Mali, The Associated Press erroneously reported that 30,000 ... 

• One-quarter of Liberia handed to loggers, report

  International logging companies are skirting the rules and have used a loophole in Liberian law which has granted them access to as much as ... 

• Official: Nigeria first lady hospitalized abroad

  The wife of Nigeria's president remains hospitalized in Germany following a severe bout of food poisoning that's lasted for days, a government ... 

• Nigeria uncovers cocaine-stuffed roasted chicken

  The roasted chickens had an unusual stuffing — $150,000 worth of cocaine, according to Nigerian police. A Nigerian mechanic who struggled in Brazil ... 

• Universities reopen for first time post conflict

  Ivory Coast's universities reopened on Monday for the first time since post-election violence rocked the West African nation last year, a milestone ... 

• Rebels claim to have killed Algerian diplomat

  Members of a radical Islamic group in northern Mali are claiming to have executed one of the Algerian diplomats they kidnapped five months ago, when ... 

• Islamist rebels seize control of Douentza

  Islamic extremists seized control of the strategic town of Douentza on Saturday, moving much closer to government-held territory in central Mali, ... 

• Navy scans ocean for 36 missing off Guinea coast

  The Guinean navy is scouring the coast off of Guinea's capital, Conakry, looking for around 36 people still missing after their overloaded canoe ... 

• Togo: Police question former Interior Minister

  Security forces fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of demonstrators in Lome demanding the release of Pascal Bodjona, Togo's former Interior Minister ... 

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  Sheriff: Man stole doctor's ID, saw 500 patients

  A man stole a physician's identity and pretended to be a doctor for a year in South Carolina, and now investigators are combing through medical ... 

• Ivory Coast: Gbabgo official sentenced to 6 months

  An Ivorian prosecutor said a top member of former President Laurent Gbagbo's political party was sentenced to six months in prison Friday after being ... 

• Flooding kills 14 in northern Cameroon

  The state-run Cameroon broadcasting reported Friday that at least 14 people are confirmed dead and over 22,000 other affected by flood waters in ... 

• Mali: Man lashed in Timbuktu for rape

  Witnesses say that a man accused of rape in the northern Malian city of Timbuktu received 100 lashes, as the Islamists controlling the city continue ... 

• Senegal threatens sanctions against Gambia

  Senegalese President Macky Sall is calling for sanctions against the neighboring nation of Gambia, after that country's President Yahya Jammeh began ... 

• Accused rapist gets 100 lashes in northern Mali

  Witnesses say that a man accused of rape in the northern Malian city of Timbuktu received 100 lashes, as the Islamists controlling the city continue ... 

• 52 people dead after torrential rains flood Niger

  Emergency officials in Niger say that 52 people have died after heavy rains caused rivers to overflow and buildings to crumble. Col. Mahamane Laminou ... 

• 73 people arrested for recent Ivory Coast attacks

  Ivory Coast's military prosecutor says that 73 people, including 19 soldiers, have been detained in connection with a recent spate of attacks on ... 

• Mahama set to run in Ghana's elections

  A spokesman for Ghana's ruling party says it has nominated President John Dramani Mahama, who stepped into the leadership role following the recent ... 

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  AP Exclusive: Nigeria secret police details leaked

  Personnel records of former and current members of Nigeria's top domestic spy agency, including home addresses and names of immediate family members, ... 

• Senegal summons Gambian diplomat over executions

  The president of Senegal has denounced the execution of two Senegalese citizens who were among nine prisoners killed by firing squad in neighboring ... 

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  World marks day of the missing

  Tens of thousands of people around the world are missing today because of armed conflicts or human rights abuses such as abductions and illegal ... 

• Gambia executes 9 death row inmates

  Gambia's government says nine inmates who were on death row have been executed by a firing squad. President Yahya Jammeh had announced during his ... 

• Baby killed in army shootout in northeast Nigeria

  A witness says stray bullets from an army shootout wounded a woman and killed a baby strapped to her back in Nigeria's northeast. The witness, who ... 

• Nigeria to start $1B sovereign wealth fund

  Officials say Nigeria will launch a $1 billion sovereign wealth fund in the coming months to invest some of the nation's oil revenue. 

• 6 men convicted in attack on Mali's interim leader

  Six men were convicted Tuesday of attacking Mali's interim leader. Judge Karamoko Diakite told reporters that the court had condemned them to six ...