As demand for cobalt, gold and other minerals grows, mining is accelerating deforestation in the Congo basin – and increasing the risk of deadly Ebola outbreaks
For decades after the discovery of Ebol…
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'Speed, money and compassion' - lessons from an Ebola survivor and other experts ⊕⊕
Those caught up in West Africa's Ebola outbreak a decade ago on how best to tackle the current epidemic.
27 days ago
Abu-Bilal al-Minuki: ISIL’s shadow commander in West Africa ⊖
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Nigeria and the US say 'key' ISIL leader was killed in joint military operation in Borno state.
54 days ago
Baby abandoned by roadside is now changing lives ○
Becky Chaplain, an occupational therapist, is now helping burns patients in West Africa.
67 days ago
British career gangster Sam Walker 'is arrested by undercover cops in Vietnam' as he shares clip of moment he's put into back of police van to his TikTok followers ⊖
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Sam Walker, who previously chronicled himself hitching a ride to West Africa after skipping bail over drugs offences, filmed officers apparently following him in the capital Hanoi.
3 months ago
At least 65 Nigerian soldiers killed in jihadist raids in country’s north-east ⊖⊖
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Gunmen from Islamic State West Africa Province overran four military bases and abducted 300 civilians, say reports
At least 65 Nigerian soldiers have been killed in jihadist raids across the country’s…
Bitter times for cocoa farmers as chocolate market slumps ⊖⊖
Chocolate bars may have shot up in price but West Africa's cocoa farmers are facing economic ruin.
4 months ago
Claire Denis’s Stars at Noon: who knew the end of the world could feel so romantic? ○
Starring Margaret Qualley and Joe Alwyn as lovers on the run from shadowy forces in Nicaragua, the French auteur’s quasi-thriller is intentionally puzzling – and all pleasure
From a squad of young sol…
5 months ago
Proof that telephone telepathy IS real: It's the spooky phenomenon when the phone rings and you just KNOW who's calling. Now DR RUPERT SHELDRAKE reveals how we really do form psychic links to loved ones ⊕
During a tour of West Africa, where she was performing Shakespeare, a young Judi Dench was seized by a sudden premonition.
Two African countries ban US tourists in tit-for-tat move ⊖⊖
Two countries in West Africa have banned US citizens from entering in response to a similar move by the Trump administration.