Mark Banchereau

Interpol has announced a major cybercrime crackdown across Africa, leading to the arrest of 260 suspects involved in romance and extortion scams.

Health authorities and organizations say they lack funds to respond to a deadly Ebola outbreak in southern Congo.

Advocacy groups in Africa have launched a campaign to replace the Mercator map, which distorts Africa's size by making it seem smaller.

Senegal's “schools for husbands” have been training hundreds of men in largely conservative communities on issues ranging from women's rights to the need to help with household chores.

Why Niger is investigating the $5 million sale of the largest Mars rock found on Earth

U.S. singer Ciara is one of the first public figures to become a citizen of Benin under a recent law by the small West African country granting citizenship to descendants of enslaved people.

France withdraws from Senegal, ending its permanent military presence in West Africa

Rights group Amnesty International says at least three people died during protests in Togo’s capital Lome on June 26, 27 and 28.

Thousands of protesters have gathered in Ivory Coast’s capital Abidjan to demand the reinstatement on the electoral list of main opposition leader Tidjane Thiam, a former CEO of Credit Suisse, who was barred from running in the presidential election set for October.

Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbé is facing growing pressure following government clampdown on protests calling for his resignation.