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Seychelles joins Senegal in cutting term limits, going against the trend in Africa, where many presidents try to stay in power.

The two men were the first of a group of about a dozen who are expected to be transferred from the U.S. prison in coming weeks to two countries that have agreed to take them.

Two suspects were detained Friday and Saturday in northern Mali, following indications they “actively participated” in the Ivory Coast attack.

“We are sure there will be an attack in Senegal,” the owner of a restaurant in a seaside resort area said of prospects for an al Qaeda attack.

France’s prime minister, on a visit to Burkina Faso, promised to aid five African countries that are fighting Islamic militants.

With Nigeria-based Boko Haram militants posing a threat in West Africa, concerns have risen about terrorists using full-body veils to hide bombs.

Cooperation between the U.S. and African nations has increased as ISIS has exploited a power vacuum in Libya, a U.S. commander said.

The victim, a 22-year-old student, did not present any symptoms when she visited a hospital last week.

The Ebola epidemic is not quite over, with a new case emerging Friday and the World Health Organization warning more cases could occur.

A month after Gambia was declared an Islamic republic, it banned female government employees from showing hair at work.

The West African country will renovate a rail line linking its capital of Bamako to the border with neighboring Senegal.

Saudi Arabia announced Tuesday a newly formed, 34-nation military alliance to fight ISIS. Nigeria was among the countries named that was caught off guard by the announcement.

To curb the growing number of attacks by Boko Haram female suicide bombers, West African leaders are seeking to bar women from wearing Islamic veils in public.

The Saudi government has not updated its initial figure of 769 casualties since the incident occurred in September.

Ghana’s Air Force is close to concluding predelivery negotiations with Brazil's Embraer Defense to acquire additional Super Tucano turboprop-powered aircraft.

Despite recent terrorist attacks at home, President François Hollande pledged to provide “necessary support” to help Mali, a former French colony.

The barrier on its border with Croatia was being constructed hours before European Union leaders were to hold yet another refugee-crisis summit in Malta Wednesday.

The International Olympic Committee held an urgent meeting Tuesday following a report from a World Anti-Doping Agency commission that alleged a wide-ranging, state-sponsored doping program in Russia.

Senegal’s President Macky Sall said imams must be trained to promote “tolerant Islam” and the Muslim majority nation should have the “courage to fight this excessive form.”

More than 3,500 people in Sierra Leone died from Ebola virus disease in the wake of its outbreak in the country 18 months ago.

Ukraine won a nonpermanent U.N. Security Council seat Thursday, setting up future shouting matches and possible calls for veto reform.