Cote d'Ivoire: Polls Close, Low Turn-out Across The Country

Dark rain clouds gathered over Ivory Coast's commercial capital Abidjan on Sunday, threatening to drench the vote to end of ten months of military rule under General Robert Guei.… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Signs Of Boycott By Voters In Abidjan

Early indications suggest a comprehensive boycott of the presidential election by two major parties whose candidates were disqualified may have kept voters away from the poll. Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Gbagbo A 'Self-Serving Traitor' Say Ouattara's Supporters

"Peace is not a word, it is a way of life". That was a favourite phrase of the founding father of independent Ivory Coast, Felix Houphouet Boigny, who fostered his image as a man… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Guei Ends Campaign As He Began - Quietly

General Robert Guei, the military leader of Cote D'Ivoire ended his presidential election campaign as he started it, quietly carrying out his daily functions of head of state. … Read more »

Nigeria: I.K Dairo Another Giant of African Music

Artist: I.K.Dairo CD: Definitive Dairo (1996) Label: Xenophile Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Candidates Appeal To Democracy - After Rivals Excluded

It wasn't exactly the kind of disturbance everyone was expecting, but heads quickly turned to see what was coming down the Rue des Jardins in one of Abidjan's wealthiest suburbs on… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Abidjan Holds Its Breath

Residents of Cote d’Ivoire on Friday were nervously awaiting the announcement, expected by Saturday night, of the list of candidates eligible to contest the presidential election… Read more »

Mali: Mandingo Blues With Mama Sissoko

Artiste: Mama Sissoko CD: Soleil De Minuit (Buda Music, June 2000) Read more »

Mali: Boubacar Traoré Singing Straight From The Heart

Artist: Boubacar Traoré Read more »

Nigeria: Forty Years On - A View From Abroad

No one wants a return to colonial rule, but no one expected Nigeria to be in the straits it finds itself today, 40 years after the British flag was lowered and a new independent… Read more »

Nigeria: Views From The Grassroots: The Teacher

Independent Nigeria is forty this weekend and many will be celebrating the nation's arrival at an age that traditionally marks the shift from young adulthood to maturity. But is it… Read more »

Nigeria: Views From The Grassroots: The Businessman

Independent Nigeria is forty years old and many will be celebrating the nation's arrival at an age that traditionally marks the shift from young adulthood to maturity. But is it a… Read more »

Nigeria: Views From The Grassroots: The Retired Civil Servant

Independent Nigeria is forty years old and many will be celebrating the nation's arrival at an age that traditionally marks the shift from young adulthood to maturity. But is it a… Read more »

Nigeria: Views From The Grassroots: The Young Dreamer

Independent Nigeria is forty years old and many will be celebrating the nation's arrival at an age that traditionally marks the shift from young adulthood to maturity. But is it a… Read more »

Nigeria: Views From The Grassroots: The Unemployed Graduate

Independent Nigeria is forty years old and many will be celebrating the nation's arrival at an age that traditionally marks the shift from young adulthood to maturity. But is it a… Read more »

Nigeria: Views From The Grassroots: The Nurse

Independent Nigeria is forty years old and many will be celebrating the nation's arrival at an age that traditionally marks the shift from young adulthood to maturity. But is it a… Read more »

Cameroon: Gold For Cameroon!

In a thrilling climax to the Olympic soccer competition, Cameroon's young Lions won the gold medal in Sydney on Saturday when they came back from a 0-2 deficit at the end of the… Read more »

Africa: Runners' Teams Join Relay Finals

Three Nigerian relay teams have joined long-distance runners from Ethiopia, Kenya, Algeria and Morocco, and a high jumper from South Africa, in the athletics finals' festival at… Read more »

Liberia: President Clinton Orders Expulsion Of Liberians Deferred

Thousands of Liberians threatened with being returned to Liberia after they fled civil conflict there during the 1990s have won a temporary respite. Read more »

Sierra Leone: Editors Honored With Press Freedom Award

Three Sierra Leonean newspaper editors have been honored by the World Press Review for risking their lives to uphold press freedom and human rights during the past nine years of… Read more »

Liberia: Liberians Fear Deportation From U.S.

Thousands of Liberians who fled civil conflict in their homeland during the 1990s waited anxiously all day Thursday for word that their expired official "temporary protected… Read more »

Africa: Long-distance Runners Gear Up For Finals

Nouria Merah-Benida of Algeria and Kutre Dulecha of Ethiopia on Thursday qualified for Saturday's finals of the women's 1500m race, setting up an absorbing day of athletics for… Read more »

Africa: Two Win In Boxing Quarterfinals

Two boxers - one from Morocco and one from Algeria - carry Africa's hopes into the semi-finals of the Olympic competition. Read more »

Africa: Long-distance Runners Move To Finals

Athletes from Kenya, Ethiopia, Morocco and Algeria dominated the long-distance athletic heats at the Olympics on Wednesday. Read more »

Africa: Africans Win Four Medals, Silver For Alozie

In a storybook tale of triumph over hardship, Nigerian athlete Gloria Alozie has won a silver medal in the women's 100-metre hurdles - three weeks after her fiance, Hyginus Anugo… Read more »