Topic: West Africa - CSMonitor.com

Turmoil in Mali: Is it another Somalia?

Islamists hijacked a long-running Tuareg rebellion in Mali and have turned the north into a strict Islamist state. Here are four key questions about where things might go from here.

After death of Ghana's president, a calm transition

African Union gets a South African leader, lending the group heft

Christians retaliate after three more churches bombed in Nigeria

Is Liberia turning into a haven for militant groups - again?

Change Agent Versatile engines power up rural African villages

Change Agent Nigerian banker urges a businesslike approach to poverty in Africa

Consumer Energy Report Blessing and a curse: countries struggle with oil resources

Rebel alliances strengthen in Mali's north, rattling neighboring countries

Opinion My final phone call with warlord Charles Taylor

Keep Calm West African group backs off intervention in Mali mess

Keep Calm West African bloc prepares to send troops into Mali and Guinea-Bissau

Modern Parenthood Charles Taylor: An Amerian mom's relief at war crimes conviction

In Monrovia, Charles Taylor's wife awaits his verdict

Africa Monitor Cote d'Ivoire's commitment to democratic principles questioned

Opinion US must seek conservative Muslims as allies in fight against Boko Haram terror

Keep Calm Mali coup leaders pledge to hand over power as Tuareg rebels take Timbuktu

Look who's saving the world: BRICS pump up foreign aid

Keep Calm Senegal's president concedes defeat, a welcome step in region of coups

Keep Calm Outgunned against rebels, Mali soldiers overthrow government

Clean water: scarcity and abundance

Elections may go to runoff in Senegal, West Africa's stablest democracy (+video)

Did Qaddafi downfall prompt Mali's Tuareg revolt?

Nigeria's new police chief vows crackdown on corruption

Sanctions on Iran: Iranians face shortages of rice, corn, and cooking oil