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Ziguinchor (also called Zinguinchor) is the capital of the Ziguinchor Region, and the chief town of the Casamance area of Senegal, lying at the mouth of the Casamance River. It has a population of over 230,000 (2007 estimate). It is the second city of Senegal, but largely separated from the north of the country by The Gambia. Senegalese government, Casamance rebels sign peace agreement in Bissau
BISSAU, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- The Senegalese government and the Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance (MFDC) signed a peace agreement on Sunday in Bissau, thanks to th... (photo: Creative Commons / Ji-Elle)
Xinhua
Casamance rebels   Guinea-Bissau   Photos   Senegal   Wikipedia: Casamance conflict  
Former military dictator Ibrahim Babangida waves to supporters during a campaign rally in Abuja, Nigeria Nigeria ex-military leader for first time admits regret over cancelled poll
Ibrahim Babangida's annulment triggered a political crisis in 1993 and is still remembered today. ... ... (photo: AP / Photo/Sunday Alamba)
BBC News
Electoral fraud   Gen Ibrahim Babangida   Nigeria   Photos   Wikipedia: 1993 Nigerian presidential election  
Ursula von der Leyen, Olaf Scholz, and Paul Kagame, from left to right “Congolese Are Paying the Price” for Western Demand for Minerals & Support for Rwanda’s Paul Kagame
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 insurgents, who have already taken two key cities in the mineral-rich eastern part of the countr... (photo: European Community / Dati Bendo)
Democracy Now
Conflict minerals   DR Congo   Paul Kagame   Photos   Wikipedia: M23 campaign (2022present)   Wikipedia: Mining industry of the Democratic Republic of the Congo  
In this image taken from video, Gambia's new president Adama Barrow talks during an interview with The Associated Press in Dakar, Senegal, Saturday Jan. 21, 2017, just hours after Yahya Jammeh agreed to step down from office. Barrow expresses gratitude over goodwill messages
Additionally, he expressed his gratitude to the Presidents of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and the Republic of Sierra Leone for sending high-level delegations to at... (photo: AP) The Point
Adama Barrow   Khalipha Muhammad Sanusi II   Photos   Wikipedia: Adama Barrow   goodwill messages  
leopard at the Dachigam National Park near Srinagar on 20, March 2012. Mystical beliefs fuel Senegal’s illegal big cat trade and threaten lion’s survival in West Africa
By ANNIKA HAMMERSCHLAG | NIOKOLO-KOBA NATIONAL PARK, Senegal (AP) — The morning sun slants through the canopy of Senegal’s Niokolo-Koba National Park as Sgt. Abdou Di... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar) Press Telegram
Photos   Poaching   Senegal   West Africa   Wikipedia: Big cat  
Beyond Compare  Art from Africa in the Bode-Museum - Benin bronzes The Netherlands agrees to return more than 100 artifacts to Nigeria looted during colonial times
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Netherlands agreed on Wednesday to return a collection of 119 artifacts to Nigeria, the latest objects to be sent back to their homelands a... (photo: Creative Commons / Sailko)
Hindustan Times
Art repatriation   Nigeria   Photos   The Netherlands   Wikipedia: Art of the Kingdom of Benin  
The logo of Microsoft is displayed outside the headquarters, in Paris, Friday, Jan. 8, 2021 Microsoft Nigeria to Invest $1m on One Million Nigerians to Boost AI Skills
Nigeria | 1 hour ago | Emma Okonji | Microsoft has announced an investment of $1million to train one million Nigerian youths on Artificial Intelligence (AI) skills in the... (photo: AP / Thibault Camus) This Day
Boost AI Skills   Microsoft   Nigerians   Photos   Wikipedia: Microsoft  
Liberia palm oil How ‘country palm’ could help pave the way toward a sustainable palm oil future in Liberia
Across southeastern Liberia, oil palms grow wild in the forest. Known as “country palm,” the Elaeis guineensis tree is native to West Africa and treasured by local co... (photo: Creative Commons / Antoshananarivo)
Mongabay
Liberia   Oill palm   Photos   West Africa   Wikipedia: Palm oil production in Liberia  
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