Gregg Mitman will appear in person to discuss 'Empire of Rubber,' a book about Firestone 20 years in the making, at the Wisconsin Book Festival on Oct. 23.
More than 150 children -- some as young as 11 -- were among 220 people rescued from sex and labor trafficking rings in West Africa, Interpol said.
Former Liberian President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Friday accepted a $5 million prize for excellence in African leadership -- and said she'll use it to establish a center for the empowerment of women.
ISIS and al Qaeda represent major threats and are growing in strength in West Africa according to the commander of US special operations in Africa, Maj. Gen. Marcus Hicks.
At least 78 people have been confirmed dead and 353 are infected in an "unprecedented" outbreak of Lassa fever in Nigeria, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.
The illegal trade and growing abuse of tramadol, a synthetic opioid, are destabilizing parts of West Africa, especially in the Sahel region, where it is fueling terror groups and providing revenue for them to carry out attacks, UN officials and security experts say.
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