Guinea: Hopes for Reform Dashed Again

Guinea’s political elite has once more been rendered powerless by an army whose leaders owe their survival to a political system built upon confusion and fear. Read more »

Ghana: Voting Begins in Key Area Despite Boycott

Voters in the rural Tain constituency of western central Ghana were trickling into polling stations Friday in an election that could decide who becomes the country's next… Read more »

Ghana: Presidential Election Stands on Knife Edge

Ghana's presidential election stood on a knife edge on Tuesday as the country's electoral commission said the difference in votes between the two candidates was so small that it… Read more »

Ghana: Nation on Knife Edge as Election Result Delayed

The announcement of Ghana's presidential election result is being delayed as parties haggle over vote counts in disputed constituencies, according to Ghanaian radio reports. Read more »

Ghana: Opposition's Atta Mills Leads Election

Ghana's opposition challenger for the country's presidency, John Atta Mills, is retaining his slight lead in a run-off election as the final votes are counted. Read more »

Guinea: AU Suspends Country Over Coup

The African Union (AU) has suspended Guinea from taking part in all AU activities until the country returns to civilian rule under the constitution. The AU's Peace and Security… Read more »

Ghana: Presidential Election Too Close to Call

With more than half the results counted in the second round of Ghana's presidential election, the two candidates are running neck-and-neck. Read more »

West Africa: The Return of the Military Coup

The African Union (AU) has condemned the return of coups d'état to the continent, describing the phenomenon as "a very serious setback in the ongoing democratization process… Read more »

Guinea: Coup Follows Conté's Death

A military officer appeared on television in Guinea on Tuesday soon after news of the death of President Lansana Conté to announce that a "National Council for Democracy"… Read more »

Guinea: Conté Dies, Aged 74

Guinea's President Lansana Conté died Tuesday at age 74. He had been in power since 1984. Read more »

Liberia: President Adopts New Tactics in Fight Against Corruption

No country can ever claim to have eradicated corruption totally. However, governments can put in place measures to bring the phenomenon under control, and in her recent policy… Read more »

Ghana: Nation Heads for Presidential Runoff Election

Ghana will hold a second round of presidential elections on December 28 after neither of the principal candidates secured more than 50 percent of the vote. Read more »

Ghana: Aspirants Run Neck-and-Neck as Polls Deadline Looms

As the deadline for the release of Ghana's election results approached on Wednesday, the main presidential contenders were still running neck-and-neck. Read more »

Ghana: Ruling Party Nudges Ahead in Early Polls Results

Ghana's ruling party presidential candidate, Nana Akufo-Addo, retained a narrow lead over his principal challenger early on Tuesday as counting from Sunday's elections continued. Read more »

Ghana: Voters Head for Polls in Tight Race

Ghanaians head to the polls Sunday to vote in what could be prove to be tightly-contested presidential and parliamentary elections. Read more »

Ghana: Election Focuses on Issues, Not Personalities

This Sunday, December 7, the people of Ghana will go to the polls to elect a new President and National Assembly. This will be the second transfer of power between presidents… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: One Million Children Get Life-Saving Mosquito Nets

Nothing But Nets, an initiative of the United Nations Foundation, aims to prevent malaria by providing free mosquito nets for children. In this guest blog, Adrianna Logalbo, deputy… Read more »

Liberia: Amid Challenges, Children Are Eager to Learn

From the sky, the huts dotted along unpaved roads leading to the port city of Harper resemble those in rural areas in Liberia. But while life in Harper resembles village life in… Read more »

Liberia: Govt Has 'Political Will' to Fix Education, Says Minister

In a recent interview with AllAfrica's Boakai Fofana, Liberia's education minister, Joseph Korto, discussed the successes and challenges of rebuilding the country's educational… Read more »

Guinea Bissau: President Attacked After Election

Soldiers attacked the residence of President João Bernardo Vieira of Guinea-Bissau in the early hours of Sunday in what appeared to be post-election instability, news… Read more »

Africa: Top Egyptian Soccer Club Triumphs

The Egyptian club Al-Ahly of Cairo have won the African Champions League trophy for the sixth time, winning 4-2 on aggegrate over Coton Sport of Cameroon. They concluded their… Read more »

Guinea Bissau: High Voter Turnout in National Polls

There was a high turnout and voting had been orderly in Guinea-Bissau's parliamentary elections on Sunday, news agencies report. Read more »

Africa: Media Leaders Forum Convenes in Dakar

Over 32 CEOs of African media organizations met in Dakar, Senegal, and called for a stronger push for media development in Africa, and agreed to collaborate so that media can play… Read more »

Africa: Media Leaders Call For New Blueprints

Pioneering African media leaders who are meeting in Dakar have called for closer co-operation among publishers and broadcasters across the continent to promote development. Read more »

Liberia: Johnson Sirleaf to Meet Bush on Wednesday

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia will meet U.S. President George W. Bush at the White House on Wednesday, October 22. The two leaders will discuss "U.S.- Liberian… Read more »