New research shows densely populated countries in Southeast Asia and West Africa could harvest effectively unlimited energy from solar panels floating on calm tropical seas near the equator.
Coup leader General Abdourahamane Tchiani appearing on Niger state television to announce the takeover.
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Fermented foods are a key component of west African cuisine. Making them safer for consumption should be a priority.
Guineans living in Ivory Coast wait for their turn during a census on March 26, 2010 in Adjame, a popular district in Abidjan.
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Many countries in West Africa do not have up to date census surveys.
From left; Prime Minister of Cote d'Ivoire Patrick Achi, President of Togo Faure Gnassingbe, President of Benin Patrice Talon, and President of Ghana Nana Akufo-Addo.
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By generating new high-resolution maps, researchers found cocoa plantations were causing far worse forest destruction in West Africa than previously thought.
Small arms and light weapons recovered from bandits in Jos, north central Nigeria.
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