Women sand miners toil stripped Cape Verde beach

U.S. Confronts Failures as Terrorism Spreads in West Africa

Record hot March sparks climate warning
Europe is warming up faster than any other continent, and the heat is deadly
Lethal heat in West Africa is driven by human-caused climate change

After the coups, West Africa's Brexit moment

France will end its military presence in Niger and pull its ambassador, Macron says
Niger's junta shuts airspace as the deadline passes to restore the ousted president
In Niger, the U.S. seeks to hang on to its last, best counterterrorist outpost in West Africa
Foreign nationals are evacuating Niger as regional tensions rise
Niger's presidential guard has detained President Bazoum, raising fears of a coup
Here's why Niger's coup matters to the U.S.
Niger's military announces a coup on national television

U.S. aid worker and French journalist freed after years in captivity in West Africa

There is a myth about mass migration to Europe. But some people do risk it all
Disappearing Saint-Loui
Climate ripples and the rise of the right
Meet the people safeguarding the sacred forests and lagoons of West Africa