Middle East funds Gambia as EU cuts aid over human rights concerns
Shift in soft power concerns Western governments in a region where Islamist militancy is fuelling instability
Five million children out of school in West Africa due to Ebola
If schools are not reopened, the most vulnerable children will become trapped in a cycle of poverty
In Senegal, women kill own babies due to strict abortion laws
"They leave the infants out in the middle of the forest to starve to death or get eaten by wild animals"
West African artists urge French-speaking nations to act on Ebola
West African musicians, film director urge French-speaking nations to help stop spread of Ebola in West Africa
Lesbians flee to Senegal as Gambia cracks down on homosexuality
Gambia has drafted a list of 200 homosexuals to arrest and imprison under new anti-gay laws
Rights groups urge Mauritania to free anti-slavery protesters
Four percent of Mauritanians are hereditary slaves, putting the country top of the slavery index
Business can help Ebola-hit economies with jobs, tax payments-UN official
Tax revenue and jobs are the best ways companies can help economies recover from Ebola, UN official says
Half of G20 countries have failed to deliver in fight against Ebola - Oxfam
Argentina, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and Turkey have made no contribution at all, the charity says
Attacks on aid workers in Central African Republic hindering relief efforts
MSF says the UN peacekeeping force has failed to create a secure environment for aid workers and ordinary citizens
Nigeria violence pushes refugees and cholera across borders
Some 33,000 people in Nigeria and thousands more in neighbouring nations have contracted the disease - MSF