West Africa
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Benin’s slavery theme park balances education and remembrance with crude commerce
Dominique Somda, The Conversation
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Gambia Police begin probe into deaths of children linked to India-made cough syrups
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What the spider tales of Indians in the Caribbean reveal about our fragility and powers of endurance
Ajay Gandhi
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Kwame Nkrumah: Why the hero of Ghana’s independence struggle is often considered a villain
Akwasi Kwarteng Amoako-Gyampah, The Conversation
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Burkina Faso: At least 50 minors hospitalised after undergoing female genital cutting
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Why West Africa’s widely spoken pidgin tongues should be recognised as official languages
Edosa James Edionhon, The Conversation
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If we’re going to stop Ebola in the future, we have to know its hiding places
Leigh Cowart, Mosaic
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Niger Army kills 14 civilians they believed were Boko Haram militants, says official
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Guinea declared free of Ebola after 2,500 deaths
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