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A graphic with three photos. Left to right: Wheat harvest, Tibisay Zea and a man harvesting wheat in Senegal.
Ukraine
VIDEO EXPLAINER: How the war in Ukraine is affecting wheat exports and food culture in Senegal
bread and flour
Food
Is it time for Senegal to end its romance with the French baguette?
Swedish musician José González is known for stretching musical boundaries over his 18-year career. 
Music
José González’s ‘Local Valley’ mixes sounds from West Africa, from the Sahel to Ghanaian highlife
Arts, Culture & Media
Kehinde Wiley’s Gorgeous Portraits
Nigerien soldiers patrol near the town of Diffa, Niger. US Special Forces are training Nigerian troops on Niger's border.
Conflict
Three US Special Forces soldiers die in Niger, as diplomacy takes a backseat in Africa policy
Goban President
Global Politics
Riots, arrests in the wake of disputed presidential election in Gabon
Suspected pirates are paraded aboard a ship at a Lagos naval base after their arrest by Nigerian authorities.
Business
West Africa pirates who once saw oil tankers as the top prize are having to rethink their business
Student at Gibson High School in Monrovia, Deborah Natt,16, is smiling to be back at school. At every entrance there is a handwashing station.
Health
As Ebola loosens grip, Liberia’s schools begin re-opening
Women react during a protest demanding security forces to search harder for 200 schoolgirls abducted by Islamist militants. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde
Conflict & Justice
Nigerians demand that their government do something to #BringBackOurGirls
Women react during a protest demanding security forces to search harder for 200 schoolgirls abducted by Islamist militants. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde
Conflict & Justice
Nigerians demand that their government do something to #BringBackOurGirls
"Viva Africando" CD Cover.
Arts, Culture & Media
‘Viva Africando’ is a love letter from West Africa to Latin salsa