The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/west-africa/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:44:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png West Africa | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/west-africa/ 32 32 ISIS, al-Qaeda have evolved in last decade, still pose global threat, say analysts https://www.timesofisrael.com/isis-al-qaeda-have-evolved-in-last-decade-still-pose-global-threat-say-analysts/ Thu, 13 Nov 2025 06:37:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3687632 A decade after deadly jihadist attacks in Paris, terror groups have undergone reconfiguration, losing sanctuary in Syria and Iraq and becoming most active in Africa

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]]> Boko Haram leader is dead, rival jihadists confirm https://www.timesofisrael.com/boko-haram-leader-is-dead-rival-jihadists-confirm/ Sun, 06 Jun 2021 20:28:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2559587 Abubakar Shekau 'preferred to be humiliated in the hereafter to getting humiliated on Earth. He killed himself instantly by detonating an explosive,' rival leader says

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]]> Genocide of African tribes was Germany’s Holocaust dress rehearsal, says scholar https://www.timesofisrael.com/genocide-of-african-tribes-was-germanys-holocaust-dress-rehearsal-says-scholar/ Wed, 29 Aug 2018 15:13:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1911564 Author Elizabeth Baer examines the chilling methods that decimated the Herero and Nama people in the early 20th century -- and how they were used against the Jews

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]]> At least 28 killed in attacks on French embassy, military HQ in Burkina Faso https://www.timesofisrael.com/attacks-target-french-embassy-military-hq-in-burkina-faso/ Fri, 02 Mar 2018 13:12:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1802112 Five men open fire on passersby in capital before heading to city center amid ongoing battle against al-Qaeda-affiliated jihadists

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]]> Morocco king boycotts Africa summit to avoid Netanyahu https://www.timesofisrael.com/morocco-king-boycotts-africa-summit-to-avoid-netanyahu/ Fri, 02 Jun 2017 17:17:03 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1631453 Amidst some nations' discontent over Israeli presence, king prefers visit 'not take place in a context of tension and controversy'

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]]> Gambia’s defeated leader cedes power, flees country https://www.timesofisrael.com/gambias-defeated-leader-cedes-power-flees-country/ Sun, 22 Jan 2017 09:43:45 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1545256 Ending a 22-year reign of fear, Yahya Jammeh goes into exile after regional powers threaten military intervention to end political crisis

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]]> Berlin to apologize for genocide in Namibia a century ago https://www.timesofisrael.com/berlin-to-apologize-for-genocide-in-namibia-a-century-ago/ Wed, 13 Jul 2016 19:05:25 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1426765 Germany's recognition of systematic slaughter of tens of thousands of Herero tribespeople will not obligate reparations

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]]> Rabbi building ‘first West Africa mikveh’ in Nigeria https://www.timesofisrael.com/rabbi-building-first-west-africa-mikveh-in-nigeria/ Sat, 07 May 2016 02:17:44 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1388205 Prominent Chabad emissary Yisroel Ozen is supervising construction of Jewish ritual bath for women in capital of Abuja

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]]> Burkina siege over with at least 23 dead from 18 nations https://www.timesofisrael.com/burkina-siege-ends-with-at-least-23-dead-from-18-nations/ Sat, 16 Jan 2016 11:30:22 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1322187 126 people freed when security forces end jihadist assault, retake hotel and adjacent cafe popular with Westerners, UN personnel

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]]> When the world’s newest Islamic republic honors the Jewish state https://www.timesofisrael.com/when-the-worlds-newest-islamic-republic-honors-the-jewish-state/ Fri, 15 Jan 2016 04:20:38 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1321679 Paul Hirschson, Israel's ambassador to Gambia, dissects the significance of a tiny West African nation's name change

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]]> Gambia’s president declares his country an Islamic republic https://www.timesofisrael.com/gambias-president-declares-country-islamic-republic/ Sat, 12 Dec 2015 14:25:31 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1301317 Yahya Jammeh says move in line with nation's religious identity, vows Christian community's rights will be protected

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]]> Israeli killed, another rescued in Mali attack — Foreign Ministry https://www.timesofisrael.com/one-israeli-killed-another-rescued-in-mali-hotel-attack/ Sat, 21 Nov 2015 09:46:51 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1288229 Shmuel Benalal was among 27 slain when Islamist gunmen stormed Radisson Blu in Bamako in early hours of Friday

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]]> 44 killed in bombings at Nigerian mosque, restaurant https://www.timesofisrael.com/44-killed-in-bombings-at-nigerian-mosque-restaurant/ Mon, 06 Jul 2015 08:22:01 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1210134 Boko Haram blamed for attacks on Muslim place of worship of group preaching coexistence, and elite eatery, both in Jos

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]]> For African, Arab migrants, gold ticket to Europe lies via a dicey mountain pass https://www.timesofisrael.com/for-african-arab-migrants-gold-ticket-to-europe-lies-via-a-dicey-mountain-pass/ Tue, 07 Apr 2015 14:04:56 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1163729 A reporter spends 10 days and nights with a group of West Africans on a hazardous 250-kilometer trek through the Balkans -- the latest route to a better future

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]]> Nigerian leader calls for US help against Boko Haram https://www.timesofisrael.com/nigerian-leader-calls-for-us-help-against-boko-haram/ Sat, 14 Feb 2015 16:58:23 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1137851 President Goodluck Jonathan appeals to Washington for military aid to fight off jihadist insurgency

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