Guinea’s No. 2 to travel to Morocco to check health of wounded junta leader, diplomat says

Guinea’s No. 2 to visit wounded leader in Morocco

Senegal says $200,000 given in error to departing IMF representatve as farewell gift

Senegal: IMF official given cash farewell gift

Human rights group: Guinea massacre, rapes at pro-democracy rally were premeditated

Group: Massacre, rapes in Guinea were premeditated

Massacre, rapes at rally in Guinea premeditated, says rights group

Massacre, rapes at rally in Guinea premeditated

Official says 6 soldiers killed in Senegal’s southern Casamance region

DAKAR, Senegal — A military official says that six Senegalese soldiers have been killed and three wounded in an attack near the border of Senegal and Guinea-Bissau.

Rising amid squalor, Senegal monument stirs criticism of wasteful spending

DAKAR, Senegal — Towering on a hilltop overlooking the Atlantic, the 160-foot-high bronze statue depicting a family rising triumphantly from a volcano is supposed to symbolize Africa’s renaissance.

Thousands of West African families work to make flooded homes livable in torrential rains

FASS MBAO, Senegal — The only piece of furniture that survived the most recent flood in Fatou Dione’s house is her bed. It’s propped up on cinderblocks and hovers just above the water lapping at the walls of her bedroom.

Thousands living in flooded homes in West Africa after torrential rains

FASS MBAO, Senegal — The only piece of furniture that survived the most recent flood in Fat Dione’s house is her bed. It’s propped up on cinderblocks and hovers just above the water lapping at the walls of her bedroom.

Constitutional court confirms Ali Bongo’s electoral victory in Gabon

LIBREVILLE, Gabon — The constitutional court Friday declared the son of Gabon’s late dictator the victor of a disputed presidential election, extinguishing the opposition’s last chance for legal redress and increasing tension in a nation wracked by postelection violence.

Gabon tense but calm after postelection violence

LIBREVILLE, Gabon — Shops were closed and streets deserted in Gabon’s main cities Friday, as a tense calm settled in one day after the government declared late dictator Omar Bongo’s son the winner of presidential elections, triggering the worst violence in years.

Flight 447: Dispute between Brazil, Senegal over which nation was in control of flight

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s air force released a recording Friday it said proves it handed over control of Air France Flight 447 to Senegalese authorities before it crashed — but African officials denied that.

Brazil’s air force says it handed off Air France flight to Senegal controllers

BRASILIA, Brazil — Brazil’s air force has released a recording it says proves it handed over control of Air France Flight 447 to Senegalese authorities before it crashed.

Al-Jazeera TV: Al-Qaida claims responsibility for slaying of US aid worker in Mauritania

NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania — Al-Qaida’s North African branch has claimed responsibility for the killing of an American aid worker shot dead this week in Mauritania’s capital, Al-Jazeera TV reported Thursday.

Out of Africa and back: Senegal hoop star returns home after 14 years, tries to mentor youth

DAKAR, Senegal — He moves across the sand-specked basketball court swathed in the glossy dark blue jersey of his old Japanese pro team, a keepsake from a career that propelled him around the world.

Out of Africa and back: Senegal basketball star returns as mentor and businessman

DAKAR, Senegal — He moves across the sand-specked basketball court swathed in the glossy dark blue jersey of his old Japanese pro team, a keepsake from a career that propelled him around the world.

AP ENTERPRISE: Hundreds of Africans turn to US hoop teams in hopes of a better life

MARIETTA, Ga. — Growing up in Nigeria, Robert Ojeah fretted over the demands of everyday life, the sort of things that shouldn’t be a burden to a child.

Mauritania rivals postpone weekend elections to July 18 after negotiations

DAKAR, Senegal — Mauritania’s rival political factions have agreed to postpone Saturday’s scheduled presidential election until July 18, officials said Tuesday.

Mauritania election postponed to July 18

DAKAR, Senegal — Mauritania’s rival political factions have agreed to postpone Saturday’s presidential election until July 18.

Wreckage seen in search area for missing Air France plane: Report (Second Lead)

PARIS - Wreckage has been found in the Atlantic Ocean that could have come from a missing Air France jet that disappeared Monday with 228 passengers and crew on board, CNN said Tuesday citing Brazilian aviation officials.

Rights group: Guinea soldiers robbing, extorting in anti-corruption drive

DAKAR, Senegal — Elite soldiers in junta-ruled Guinea are taking advantage of an anti-corruption drive to rob, extort and beat intimidated civilians in the West African nation with impunity, an international human rights group said Monday.

Mauritania to hold presidential election in June

DAKAR - Mauritania will hold its presidential election on June 6, the Mauritanian News Agency quoted a government statement as saying.

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