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Stranded Cruise Passengers Catch Ship After African Odyssey

CASTAWAYS

The group traveled for 15 hours, through six countries to reunite with the Norwegian Dawn, only for the vessel to skip docking and sail away again.

Edith Olmsted | Published Apr 03, 2024

Nigerian Monarch Is Murdered in Palace and Wife Kidnapped

‘CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY’

Kidnappings have been on the rise in Nigeria, with criminals demanding hefty ransoms.

Josh Fiallo | Published Feb 02, 2024
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Polygamous U.S. Navy Vet Caught Running Guns to Niger

SMUGGLER’S BLUES

“It was a trumped-up charge they put against me,” Adewale Ozioma Otaru insisted to The Daily Beast.

Justin Rohrlich | Published Oct 19, 2023

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West African Countries Demand Niger Coup Leaders Back Down

ULTIMATUM

They must reinstate the toppled president within a week.

Dan Ladden-Hall | Published Jul 31, 2023

40 Dead and Dozens Injured in Horrific Senegal Bus Crash

NATIONAL MOURNING

The president of the country has set a three-day national mourning period for the tragedy.

Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling | Published Jan 08, 2023

Voodoo Hub Thrives With Love Potions and Curse Spells Galore

ONE-STOP SHOP

Packed with animal carcasses and Vodun priests, Togo’s Akodessewa Fetish Market promises fixes for everything from erectile dysfunction to a stubborn hex.

Jody Ray | Published Nov 25, 2022

Sierra Leone Lawmakers Fight in Mass Brawl During Debate

FREE-FOR-ALL

Police had to intervene to stop the carnage in the country’s parliament, according to local reports.

Dan Ladden-Hall | Published Nov 24, 2022

‘The Woman King’ Is a Black, Feminist Action Tour de Force

BATTLE CRY

Viola Davis stars in Gina Prince-Blythewood’s fantastic tale of West African female warriors fighting against sexual abuse and slavery, all in the name of sisterhood.

Fletcher Peters | Published Sep 15, 2022

Viola Davis Is the Badass of the Year in ‘The Woman King’

ROYALTY

The Oscar winner becomes a West African warrior in the intense, heart-pounding, historical action epic.

Fletcher Peters | Published Jul 06, 2022

World Health Organization to Rename Monkeypox Virus

MONKEY NO MORE

After 30 international scientists urged officials to rename the virus to avoid racism and discrimination, the WHO said it would do so even before picking a new name.

Alan Halaly | Published Jun 14, 2022

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