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Xale Buur La school in Dakar

Dakar School Integrates Special Needs Children Into Regular Classes

'Mainstreaming' of children with mental deficiencies brings hope, but also challenges

Anti-government protestors run from tear gas in Senegal's capital Dakar, February 15, 2012.

ECOWAS Officials to Meet Senegal Party Representatives

Spokesman says poll observer officials will meet all stakeholders in Senegal Wednesday ahead of Sunday’s vote

Women and children queue to receive food at a World Food Program distribution center in Mogadishu. Drought, conflict and a lack of food aid have left 3.6 million people at risk of starvation in southern Somalia.

UN: One Million Children In Sahel Risk Death Or Disability

United Nations Children's Fund will suffer from severe acute malnutrition this year

A man carries a coffin as protesters march through a road on the third day of a protest against a removal of fuel subsidies in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos, January 11, 2012.

Shell: Nigeria Oil Industry Leaking Profits

Exec points to theft, mismanagement and also says state-run Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation underfunds projects

Anti-government protestors run from tear gas in Senegal's capital Dakar, February 15, 2012.

Senegal Opposition Calls on International Community to End Pre-Election Violence

M23 proponent Alioune Tine denies opposition has hired militiamen to undermine Senegal’s stability ahead of Sunday’s presidential vote

Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade (file photo)

Wade Aide Predicts First Round Victory in Senegal Election

Amadou Sall, spokesman for President Wade’s re-election campaign, says the president is a popular leader who has done a lot for Senegal

Anti-government protestors run from tear gas in Senegal's capital Dakar, February 15, 2012.

Obasanjo to Lead Joint AU, ECOWAS Senegal Mediation Effort

ECOWAS official Sonny Ugoh says former Nigerian leader will attempt to resolve violence ahead of Senegal’s February 26th vote

A police officer fires tear gas at close range directly into a group of anti-government protesters sheltering behind a kiosk, on a central boulevard in Dakar, Senegal, February18, 2012.

At Least 1 Dead in Senegal Protest Violence

Police in Dakar clash with protesters who oppose 85-year old President Abdoulaye Wade's candidacy

Map of Nigeria

Bomb Explodes Outside Church in Central Nigeria

Explosion from a parked car injures several people; no one claims responsibility for the blast

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara (file photo)

ECOWAS Ends Summit, Elects New Chairman

Economic Community of West African States elects Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara as chairman

Anti-government protestors run from tear gas in Senegal's capital Dakar, February 15, 2012.

Poor Turnout at Marches Against Senegal's Wade

As election nears, times and apathy may work against efforts to make president forgo third term

James Victor Gbeho, the president of the ECOWAS Commission, shown in the photo taken on October 10, 2011.

ECOWAS Tackles Piracy, Elections, Food Crisis

Economic Community of West Africa States summit also examining reform in Guinea-Bissau, upcoming elections in member states

Primary school students at Akebubu, Ghana.

Ghana Lauded for Free Primary School Program

Primary school enrollment has been boosted by the elimination of fees and the introduction of supportive social programs.

A map showing Kogi state in Nigeria, where more than 100 inmates escaped from prison.

Gunmen Storm Nigeria Prison, 118 Inmates Escape, 1 Dead

Witnesses say gunmen purposely freed members of radical Islamic sect Boko Haram; other inmates escaped during unrest

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