Ghana: Mills Complained to U.S. About Oil Company

President John Atta Mills complained to the United States in February this year about the behaviour of an oil company involved in the exploitation of the country's oil resources,… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Several Die in Clashes Between Protesters and Security Forces

Several people died on Thursday when demonstrators calling for President Laurent Gbagbo to step down clashed with security forces in Cote d'Ivoire's commercial capital, Abidjan,… Read more »

Senegal: U.S. Envoy Challenged Wade on Corruption

An diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks gives an insight into how the United States ambassador to Senegal, Marcia S. Bernicat, challenged President Abdoulaye Wade on corruption… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Europe Plans Sanctions Against Gbagbo

The European Union is preparing targetted sanctions against Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo, and plans to give its backing to the rival administration of Alassane Ouattara. Read more »

Nigeria: Electoral Chief Reassures Skeptical Observers on 2011 Polls

The chairman of Nigeria's Independent National Election Commission, Dr. Attahiru Jega, has assured an audience in Washington, DC, that although he cannot promise a "perfect"… Read more »

Liberia: Statement By Former Information Minister, Laurence Bropleh

Statement delivered by Dr. Laurence Konmla Bropleh, former Minister of Information, the Republic of Liberia on the occasion of the dismissal of all criminal charges against him by… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Obama Joins African Leaders in Pressing Gbagbo to Step Aside

President Laurent Gbagbo of Cote d'Ivoire rebuffed an offer by the United States to save face and become a respected elder statesman of Africa, choosing instead a "path to… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: World Pressure Grows on Gbagbo as France Backs Ouattara Election

As French President Nicolas Sarkozy joined the international consensus that opposition leader Alassane Ouattara has won Côte d'Ivoire's presidential elections, the European… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Constitutional Council Overturns Poll Result, Declares Gbagbo Winner

Cote d'Ivoire's Constitutional Council has overturned poll results announced by the nation's electoral commission and declared President Laurent Gbagbo the winner Sunday's… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Opposition Leader Declared Poll Winner

Cote d'Ivoire's electoral commission has announced that opposition candidate Alassane Ouattara has won the nation's long awaited presidential election. Read more »

Liberia: Reconciliation, Gender Equality Key to Becoming Middle-Income Nation, Says Planning Minister

Amara Konneh recently returned to his post as Liberia's minister of planning and economic affairs and a member of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's economic management team,… Read more »

Liberia: To Become a Middle Income Country by 2030 Growth Must Have a Broad Reach - Planning Minister

Amara Konneh recently returned to his post as Liberia's minister of planning and economic affairs and a member of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's economic management team,… Read more »

Africa: U.S. Sought Personal Details of Great Lakes, Sahel Leaders

A secret diplomatic cable sent to American diplomatic missions in the name of Secretary of State Hilary Clinton last April sought personal details – including fingerprints,… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Compaoré Wins Overwhelming Election Victory

As expected, Blaise Compaoré, the incumbent president of Burkina Faso who has been in power since 1987, has been declared winner of the presidential election in the first… Read more »

Nigeria/Botswana: World Football Bans Top Official After Bribe Probe

World football's governing body, Fifa, has banned a Nigerian member of its executive committee from any soccer-related activity for three years after he was said to have discussed… Read more »

Guinea: Conde Wins Polls in Extraordinary Comeback

Guinean opposition leader Alpha Condé has achieved an extraordinary comeback to win the second round of the country's presidential elections. Read more »

Niger: Release Tandja, Orders Ecowas Court

A West African court has ruled that the house arrest of the former president of Niger, Mamadou Tandja,  is illegal, reports Fazozine. Read more »

Guinea: Election Commission Announces Early Second-Round Results

Early results of the second round of Guinea's presidential elections show that candidate Alpha Condé is leading his adversary Cellou Dalein Diallo in two of five communes in… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Hotly Contested Election Leads to Run-off Vote

President Laurent Gbagbo will face longtime rival Alassane Ouattara in a run-off vote later this month after neither candidate won more than 50 percent of the vote in Sunday's… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Security Fears as Nation Heads to Polls

After being delayed six times, Cote d'Ivoire's landmark presidential elections will go ahead on Sunday. The nation has been in turmoil since a military coup in 1999, six years… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Armed, Masked Men Terrorize West, Says Rights Group

Cote d’Ivoire is preparing to hold long-delayed presidential elections on October 31. Read more »

Liberia: Chevron Takes Another Step in Investment

A team from the Chevron Corporation has concluded a fact-finding mission in Liberia, following up its sealing of a three-year oil exploration deal with the government of President… Read more »

Nigeria: Our Bet Should Be with the People

Fifty years after independence, Africa's most populous nation is at a crossroad – heading towards an election that can either empower a reform-minded public or entrench a… Read more »

Nigeria: Only Democracy Can Solve Our Problems, Says Civil Society Leader

Only democracy, even with all its imperfections, can resolve Nigeria's problems, Father Matthew Hassan Kukah, one of Nigeria's most respected leaders of civil society, tells… Read more »

Nigeria: Jonathan Needs to Allay Fears of Ordinary Citizens - Civil Society Leader

Father Matthew Hassan Kukah is one of Nigeria's most respected leaders of civil society, having worked consistently to bring together the country's religious, regional and ethnic… Read more »