Severe Floods Worsen Humanitarian Crisis in the Sahel and Lake Chad Region
The Sahel and Lake Chad region, already grappling with the devastating impacts of conflict, displacement, and climate change, is now facing a fresh wave of…
Armed Violence Closes Over 14,000 Schools In Africa, Leaving Millions Without Education
Education in conflict zones across West and Central Africa is increasingly under threat. According to a recent report by the Education in Emergencies Working Group…
West And Central Africa Sees Progress In HIV Fight, But Challenges Remain — UNAIDS
The annual number of new HIV infections in West and Central Africa fell by 46 per cent between 2010 and 20230, according to the Joint…
Perth doctor Kenneth Elliott released seven years after being kidnapped in West Africa
An elderly Perth doctor who had been held captive in West Africa after being kidnapped in Burkina Faso has been released more than seven years later.Kenneth Elliott,…
In the small West African nation of Benin the government is calling on voodoo to attract tourism
On Benin's national voodoo holiday, performers dressed as guardians of the night swirled in costumes resembling technicolour haystacks, delighting worshippers and tourists alike.Over a thousand…