[Daily Trust] A leading independent newspaper in Nigeria, DAILY TRUST, has called for nominations of exemplary personalities for the coveted African of the Year 2021 award. Nominations are open from August 22, 2021 to midnight of October 22, 2021.

[Unicef] Niamey/Dakar/Geneva/New York -- Statement by UNICEF Regional Director for West and Central Africa, Marie-Pierre Poirier

[VOA] Abuja, Nigeria -- Doctors in Nigeria are on strike over unpaid salaries and poor benefits. But the strike by some 40% of the country's medical workforce comes amid a fresh wave of coronavirus infections, severely straining Nigeria's health care...

[VOA] Bamako -- Militants in Mali have massacred more than 50 villagers near the borders with Burkina Faso and Niger. The area has seen increasing violence from armed Islamists, and activists are calling on authorities to act.

[HRW] Bamako -- Over 420 Civilians Killed During Attacks, Massacres in 2021