Mali court appoints coup leader as interim president
BAMAKO, Mali: Mali’s constitutional court has named the colonel who led a military coup this week as the country’s new interim leader. The ruling, issued...
West Africa
WHO declares Nigeria as free of Ebola virus
ABUJA: World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Nigeria as free of Ebola virus after six weeks with no new cases....
Trafficking of west African children spawns Gabonese hell
LIBREVILLE: At the sprawling Mont-Bouet market in Libreville, dozens of children heave bags of cement on their shoulders. Others wander around for hours, desperately trying...
UN Council asks W. Africa for Mali military plan
United Nations: The UN Security Council approved a resolution that presses West African nations to speed up preparations for an international military intervention aimed at...