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The Somali-born Muslim rapper K'Naan sings about money transfers in his contribution to the Yes We Can album.

'Yes We Can' album explores African diaspora

The dilemma of the emigrant, driven by poverty to seek an often elusive better life in the West, is the theme of a new album from Senegal.

November 8, 2010
Lovetta Conto, the designer of the Aka'welle range of necklaces made from spent ammunition.

The art of war

Lovetta Conto talks about the jewellery she makes out of bullet casings from the Liberian civil war.

April 18, 2010

Welcome back to Hell

When Senegal's president, Abdoulaye Wade, returned from his holiday to France in September 2007, local newspapers carried the headline "Welcome to Hell".

January 16, 2010
Emile Niang at work in the laboratory of the medical centre in Fatick, Senegal.

Hospital revives faith in traditional healers

A clinic in Senegal is one of the first in the world to bring together herbal healers, psychics and conventional doctors.

October 12, 2009

Leader of Nigerian sect killed in custody

The leader of a radical Islamist sect responsible for days of violence in northern Nigeria has been shot dead in police custody.

August 1, 2009
Nigerian police check the body of an alleged rebel killed in a shootout yesterday in Maiduguri.

Nigeria steps up fight against rebels

The Nigerian military steps up its response to a radical Islamist group, sending soldiers in armoured personnel carriers into the city of Maiduguri.

July 30, 2009
The Liberian national Fatou Jallah, left, with her sister Nina at their home in Senegal is not following the Charles Taylor trial and wishes people could just move on.

Taylor's trial lacks impact in Africa

The remoteness of The Hague has left many in the ex-president's home country in the dark about the case.

July 22, 2009
A maritime police officer patrols Bissau's port, which was a hub of drug trafficking.

From narco-state to empty state sent back

Drug trafficking through Guinea Bissau and other countries in West Africa has fallen dramatically in the past few months.

July 10, 2009
Big Up GB members, above from left, MC H, Absil, NB Show, Big Bruders and Ace. Their collective began as mechanism for intelligent backchat. Below NB Show and Big Bruders.

Hip-hop's collective call to arms

A new generation of performers use revolution rap in the cry for change as they follow a tradition of musical activism in Guinea Bissau.

July 3, 2009
Josef Felitiano, a mechanic, votes in Guinea Bissau's presidential election yesterday, four months after its former leader was killed.

Voters hope worst is over for troubled African nation

Analysts say independent candidate is the best hope for Guinea Bissau but it is unlikely he will qualify for an expected run-off vote.

June 29, 2009