Opposition to security sector reform, as well as the military's interference in politics, could jeopardize a return to stability in Guinea Bissau, analysts warn. The country is ... Read more »

As violence rages in northern Nigeria, and Mali prepares for peacekeepers, Islamist movements will spread across borders - including Senegal which is not immune to the spread of ... Read more »

The U.S. government has charged Antonio Indjai with drug trafficking and seeking to sell arms to rebels in Colombia. Read more »

The special envoy of the United Nations Mission in Guinea-Bissau, Jose Ramos-Horta, has called for elections to be held by the end of the year in the country that has been plagued ... Read more »

There is growing concern for civilians in the Central African Republic as political and security situation is described as "highly volatile", and the UN says leaders who are ... Read more »

The country's former navy chief, Jose Americo Bubo Na Tchuto, regarded as a drug kingpin, was arrested on international waters and is being transferred to the United States, ... Read more »

Following his re-election, President Earnest Bai Koroma has called on all political parties in the country to join in the "ongoing development and transformation", saying the time ... Read more »

While significant progress is being made in coming to grips with the HIV epidemic, stigma remains a major challenge, says UN Aids. Read more »

Following the re-admission of Mali to the pan-African bloc, the body has also endorsed a plan urging the restoration of state authority in the north of the country. Read more »

An army officer accused of carrying out last week's attack on an army barracks which left six people dead has been arrested by military authorities in Guinea Bissau on suspicion of ... Read more »