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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has strongly rejected allegations of genocide in Nigeria and other ...

(Reuters) - Thousands of Africans try to reach Europe's southern shores each year, crossing the sea in flimsy boats. Human rights groups say thousands have died en route. * Africa's population is ...

Prices of cocoa surged by 136% between July 2022 and February 2024, and climate extremes in West Africa’s cocoa belt, which produces 70% of the world’s cocoa, are partly to blame. Cocoa — the main ...

U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to go "guns-a-blazing" into Nigeria over what he claims to be deadly persecution of ...