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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
Three large royal statues of the Kingdom of Dahomey
Arts
Benin negotiates with France to return precious objects taken during colonial war
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
The blood of a survivor of the Ebola virus is extracted as part of a study launched at Liberia's John F. Kennedy Hospital in Monrovia, Liberia, June 17, 2015.
Medicine
West Africa is Ebola-free. Or is it?
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
Lieutenant Colonel Yacouba Isaac Zida meets with opposition leaders in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, on November 2, 2014.
Conflict
Burkina Faso’s new military leader is familiar to the Pentagon
Fruit bats are seen for sale at a food market in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo.
Development
As the Ebola crisis rages, West African villagers are warned away from fruit bats
"Viva Africando" CD Cover.
Arts, Culture & Media
‘Viva Africando’ is a love letter from West Africa to Latin salsa
Conflict & Justice
Elikeh: Afropop Band Raises Awareness for Togo
Global Politics
Ivory Coast Aims to Forge Unity with new Truth Commission
In With The Old, In With The New
Arts, Culture & Media
Geo answer
Business, Economics and Jobs
Africans still flock to Europe