West Africa | The latest from Inquirer ºÚÁÏÉç Latest Philippine ºÚÁÏÉç for Filipinos Tue, 21 Mar 2023 11:23:28 +0800 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Customs busts over P400 million worth of ‘shabu’ from Guinea, West Africa /1745809/customs-busts-over-p400-million-worth-of-shabu-from-a-west-african-nation /1745809/customs-busts-over-p400-million-worth-of-shabu-from-a-west-african-nation#respond Tue, 21 Mar 2023 10:21:44 +0000 /1745809/customs-busts-over-p400-million-worth-of-shabu-from-a-west-african-nation /1745809/customs-busts-over-p400-million-worth-of-shabu-from-a-west-african-nation/feed 0 US military conducts first maritime drills with West African forces /1743883/us-military-conducts-first-maritime-drills-with-west-african-forces /1743883/us-military-conducts-first-maritime-drills-with-west-african-forces#respond Thu, 16 Mar 2023 15:33:54 +0000 /1743883/us-military-conducts-first-maritime-drills-with-west-african-forces /1743883/us-military-conducts-first-maritime-drills-with-west-african-forces/feed 0 West Africa faces historic food crisis driven by conflict, price surge /1578596/west-africa-faces-historic-food-crisis-driven-by-conflict-price-surge /1578596/west-africa-faces-historic-food-crisis-driven-by-conflict-price-surge#respond Tue, 05 Apr 2022 15:04:45 +0000 /1578596/west-africa-faces-historic-food-crisis-driven-by-conflict-price-surge /1578596/west-africa-faces-historic-food-crisis-driven-by-conflict-price-surge/feed 0 Burkina Faso army deposes president in West Africa’s latest coup /1544679/burkina-faso-army-deposes-president-in-west-africas-latest-coup /1544679/burkina-faso-army-deposes-president-in-west-africas-latest-coup#respond Tue, 25 Jan 2022 07:06:24 +0000 /1544679/burkina-faso-army-deposes-president-in-west-africas-latest-coup /1544679/burkina-faso-army-deposes-president-in-west-africas-latest-coup/feed 0 West African nations sever links with Mali over election delay /1538370/west-african-nations-sever-links-with-mali-over-election-delay /1538370/west-african-nations-sever-links-with-mali-over-election-delay#respond Mon, 10 Jan 2022 11:18:46 +0000 /1538370/west-african-nations-sever-links-with-mali-over-election-delay /1538370/west-african-nations-sever-links-with-mali-over-election-delay/feed 0 Guinea records West Africa’s first Marburg virus death, WHO says /1471636/guinea-records-west-africas-first-marburg-virus-death-who-says /1471636/guinea-records-west-africas-first-marburg-virus-death-who-says#respond Tue, 10 Aug 2021 13:56:50 +0000 /1471636/guinea-records-west-africas-first-marburg-virus-death-who-says /1471636/guinea-records-west-africas-first-marburg-virus-death-who-says/feed 0 WHO declares an end to second Ebola outbreak in Guinea /1448764/who-declares-an-end-to-second-ebola-outbreak-in-guinea-2 /1448764/who-declares-an-end-to-second-ebola-outbreak-in-guinea-2#respond Mon, 21 Jun 2021 12:54:25 +0000 /1448764/who-declares-an-end-to-second-ebola-outbreak-in-guinea-2 /1448764/who-declares-an-end-to-second-ebola-outbreak-in-guinea-2/feed 0 Mali coup leader to attend emergency West African summit /1439133/mali-coup-leader-to-attend-emergency-west-african-summit /1439133/mali-coup-leader-to-attend-emergency-west-african-summit#respond Mon, 31 May 2021 04:52:27 +0000 /1439133/mali-coup-leader-to-attend-emergency-west-african-summit /1439133/mali-coup-leader-to-attend-emergency-west-african-summit/feed 0 Military detain Mali’s president, prime minister and defense minister /1436288/military-detain-malis-president-prime-minister-and-defense-minister /1436288/military-detain-malis-president-prime-minister-and-defense-minister#respond Tue, 25 May 2021 06:38:54 +0000 /1436288/military-detain-malis-president-prime-minister-and-defense-minister /1436288/military-detain-malis-president-prime-minister-and-defense-minister/feed 0 ‘Europe or death’: West Africans risk all to leave Tunisia 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/1414195/guinea-medics-track-suspected-ebola-cluster-after-one-case-confirmed /1414195/guinea-medics-track-suspected-ebola-cluster-after-one-case-confirmed/feed 0 WHO alerts six African countries after Ebola outbreaks /1396666/who-alerts-six-african-countries-after-ebola-outbreaks /1396666/who-alerts-six-african-countries-after-ebola-outbreaks#respond Wed, 17 Feb 2021 07:21:09 +0000 /1396666/who-alerts-six-african-countries-after-ebola-outbreaks /1396666/who-alerts-six-african-countries-after-ebola-outbreaks/feed 0 Mali junta chief demands end to economic sanctions /1338837/mali-junta-chief-demands-end-to-economic-sanctions /1338837/mali-junta-chief-demands-end-to-economic-sanctions#respond Wed, 23 Sep 2020 06:19:53 +0000 /1338837/mali-junta-chief-demands-end-to-economic-sanctions /1338837/mali-junta-chief-demands-end-to-economic-sanctions/feed 0 Mutinying soldiers detain Mali president and PM, worsening crisis /1323892/mutinying-soldiers-detain-mali-president-and-pm-worsening-crisis 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/1050626/ghana-prince-charles-says-visit-to-city-evokes-fond-times /1050626/ghana-prince-charles-says-visit-to-city-evokes-fond-times/feed 0 US warns of growing piracy risk off West Africa /871648/us-warns-of-growing-piracy-risk-off-west-africa /871648/us-warns-of-growing-piracy-risk-off-west-africa#respond Wed, 15 Feb 2017 10:11:40 +0000 /871648/us-warns-of-growing-piracy-risk-off-west-africa /871648/us-warns-of-growing-piracy-risk-off-west-africa/feed 0 Sierra Leone on alert after new W. Africa Ebola cases /778962/sierra-leone-on-alert-after-new-w-africa-ebola-cases /778962/sierra-leone-on-alert-after-new-w-africa-ebola-cases#respond Mon, 11 Apr 2016 07:45:37 +0000 /778962/sierra-leone-on-alert-after-new-w-africa-ebola-cases /778962/sierra-leone-on-alert-after-new-w-africa-ebola-cases/feed 0 WHO says Ebola international health emergency is over /776907/who-says-ebola-international-health-emergency-is-over /776907/who-says-ebola-international-health-emergency-is-over#respond Wed, 30 Mar 2016 08:34:21 +0000 /776907/who-says-ebola-international-health-emergency-is-over /776907/who-says-ebola-international-health-emergency-is-over/feed 0 West Africa conference focuses on threat posed by jihadists /738356/west-africa-conference-focuses-on-threat-posed-by-jihadists /738356/west-africa-conference-focuses-on-threat-posed-by-jihadists#respond Tue, 10 Nov 2015 12:36:33 +0000 /738356/west-africa-conference-focuses-on-threat-posed-by-jihadists /738356/west-africa-conference-focuses-on-threat-posed-by-jihadists/feed 0 US officials expect robust talks with China on cyber, trade /724515/us-officials-expect-robust-talks-with-china-on-cyber-trade /724515/us-officials-expect-robust-talks-with-china-on-cyber-trade#respond Wed, 23 Sep 2015 09:57:26 +0000 /724515/us-officials-expect-robust-talks-with-china-on-cyber-trade /724515/us-officials-expect-robust-talks-with-china-on-cyber-trade/feed 0 UN chief to travel to Ebola-hit countries—sources /657712/un-chief-to-travel-to-ebola-hit-countries-sources /657712/un-chief-to-travel-to-ebola-hit-countries-sources#respond Wed, 17 Dec 2014 14:15:17 +0000 /657712/un-chief-to-travel-to-ebola-hit-countries-sources /657712/un-chief-to-travel-to-ebola-hit-countries-sources/feed 0 Ebola vaccine promising in first human trials: NIH /653151/ebola-vaccine-promising-in-first-human-trials-nih /653151/ebola-vaccine-promising-in-first-human-trials-nih#respond Thu, 27 Nov 2014 08:53:54 +0000 /653151/ebola-vaccine-promising-in-first-human-trials-nih /653151/ebola-vaccine-promising-in-first-human-trials-nih/feed 0 It’s malaria, not Ebola /650906/its-malaria-not-ebola /650906/its-malaria-not-ebola#respond Sun, 16 Nov 2014 02:51:55 +0000 /650906/its-malaria-not-ebola /650906/its-malaria-not-ebola/feed 0 Obama on Ebola fight: US can’t seal itself off /647801/obama-on-ebola-fight-us-cant-seal-itself-off /647801/obama-on-ebola-fight-us-cant-seal-itself-off#respond Thu, 30 Oct 2014 09:30:14 +0000 /647801/obama-on-ebola-fight-us-cant-seal-itself-off /647801/obama-on-ebola-fight-us-cant-seal-itself-off/feed 0 Teen isolated, tested for Ebola virus in Australia /646979/teen-isolated-tested-for-ebola-virus-in-australia /646979/teen-isolated-tested-for-ebola-virus-in-australia#respond Sun, 26 Oct 2014 17:27:30 +0000 /646979/teen-isolated-tested-for-ebola-virus-in-australia /646979/teen-isolated-tested-for-ebola-virus-in-australia/feed 0 Quarantined US nurse says ‘made to feel like a 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/646286/duterte-wants-davao-city-hospitals-ready-to-deal-with-ebola-threat-by-nov-15/feed 0 WHO faulted for Ebola failures as Obama taps czar /645529/who-faulted-for-ebola-failures-as-obama-taps-czar-2 /645529/who-faulted-for-ebola-failures-as-obama-taps-czar-2#respond Sat, 18 Oct 2014 16:49:14 +0000 /645529/who-faulted-for-ebola-failures-as-obama-taps-czar-2 /645529/who-faulted-for-ebola-failures-as-obama-taps-czar-2/feed 0 Ebola-infected UN employee dies in Germany /644712/ebola-infected-un-employee-dies-in-germany /644712/ebola-infected-un-employee-dies-in-germany#respond Tue, 14 Oct 2014 18:05:47 +0000 /644712/ebola-infected-un-employee-dies-in-germany /644712/ebola-infected-un-employee-dies-in-germany/feed 0 Doctor who beat Ebola gives blood for infected Dallas nurse /644702/doctor-who-beat-ebola-gives-blood-for-infected-dallas-nurse /644702/doctor-who-beat-ebola-gives-blood-for-infected-dallas-nurse#respond Tue, 14 Oct 2014 15:40:50 +0000 /644702/doctor-who-beat-ebola-gives-blood-for-infected-dallas-nurse /644702/doctor-who-beat-ebola-gives-blood-for-infected-dallas-nurse/feed 0 Stop entry of Ebola in PH than fight it in Africa—ex-health chief /644209/stop-entry-of-ebola-in-ph-than-fight-it-in-africa-ex-health-chief /644209/stop-entry-of-ebola-in-ph-than-fight-it-in-africa-ex-health-chief#respond Sat, 11 Oct 2014 20:56:41 +0000 /644209/stop-entry-of-ebola-in-ph-than-fight-it-in-africa-ex-health-chief /644209/stop-entry-of-ebola-in-ph-than-fight-it-in-africa-ex-health-chief/feed 0