Senegal: President Wade Wants 'More Fair' Trade

Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade has proposed a "level field" for free trade with Africa that would eliminate "unfair" agricultural subsidies and encourage… Read more »

Liberia: Governance Ranking Expected to Improve in Next Ibrahim Survey

The business tycoon whose foundation this week published a new survey ranking Africa''s governments,– in which Liberia scored poorly,– has stressed that the… Read more »

Africa: Kenya, Ghana Are Top Business Reformers

Kenya and Ghana are among the world's top 10 business reformers, and Mauritius is Africa's easiest place to do business, according to a new report from the World Bank… Read more »

Sierra Leone: Opposition Takes Power

Sierra Leone's opposition All People's Congress (APC) has taken power by winning both presidential and parliamentary elections. Read more »

Sierra Leone: Koroma Looks Ahead to Election Win

Ernest Bai Koroma has strengthened his claim to become the next president of Sierra Leone. Read more »

Sierra Leone: Opposition Holds Lead in Elections

With nearly a million votes counted in Sierra Leone's presidential election, opposition challenger Ernest Koroma remains in the lead, according to the National Electoral… Read more »

Liberia: Bush Extends Stay for Liberians in U.S.

Thousands of Liberians facing deportation from the United States were granted an 18-month extension by a presidential order published by the White House on Wednesday. Read more »

Sierra Leone: Opposition Pulls Ahead in Election

Early polling results announced by Sierra Leone's National Electoral Commission (NEC), give opposition candidate Ernest Koroma an early lead in the country's presidential… Read more »

Sierra Leone: Voters Await Results After Tense Election

Sierra Leoneans are anxiously awaiting the outcome of the second round of a presidential election which could see the ruling party deposed from office, agencies report. Read more »

Sierra Leone: President Threatens to Declare Emergency

President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah of Sierra Leone, whose ruling Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) faces the prospect of losing power in the second round of a presidential election,… Read more »

Sierra Leone: Opposition Wins Parliamentary Elections

Sierra Leone's opposition has taken control of the country's parliament but its candidate in the presidential elections still faces uncertain prospects in a second round of… Read more »

Nigeria: Security Challenges Yar'Adua Administration

After nearly three months in office, President Umaru Yar'Adua is promising big improvements for Nigeria's economy, but growth has been hampered by a crippling strike and… Read more »

Sierra Leone: Ruling Party Lags in Provisional Results

Voting figures published by Sierra Leone's electoral commission put Charles Margai, the third-placed candidate in the presidential election, in a strong position to determine… Read more »

Liberia: Taylor Trial Adjourned to 2008

Former Liberian President Charles Taylor’s war crimes trial in The Hague, Netherlands was adjourned until January 7, 2008 at a hearing Monday. Read more »

Senegal: Senatorial Election Marked by Opposition Boycott

Some 14000 Senegalese parliamentarians and local officials are heading to the polls on Sunday to elect 35 of the 100 members of the newly created Senate in an election that… Read more »

Sierra Leone: Elections Headed for Second Round?

With votes from nearly two-thirds of polling stations counted, Sierra Leone's presidential elections appear headed for a second round run-off. Read more »

Senegal: The Politics of Hip Hop in Dakar

After hip hop came to Africa in the 1980s and went from being a fad to an African youth movement, communities emerged in a number of countries to dominate the continent's hip… Read more »

Senegal: Democracy in Dakar

The documentary project, "Democracy in Dakar" highlights the impact hip hop artists have had on the democratic process in Senegal, shedding light on the politics of one… Read more »

Sierra Leone: Opposition Leads in Early Election Results

Early results from Sierra Leone's presidential elections show that opposition candidate Ernest Koroma has a narrow lead over his closest rival, Vice-President Solomon Berewa.… Read more »

Liberia: Taylor Seeks to Postpone Trial Again

The special court trying the former Liberian president, Charles Taylor, will next week consider an application by defence lawyers to postpone the trial until January next year. Read more »

Sierra Leone: Long Lines Form at Polling Stations

Sierra Leoneans streamed to the polls on Saturday in the first national elections held under the auspices of country's own authorities since its devastating civil war of the… Read more »

Sierra Leone: Elections Are Make or Break

This Saturday, August 11, more than two million voters in Sierra Leone will go to the polls to cast their ballots in presidential and parliamentary elections. Read more »

Sierra Leone: Election Background From AllAfrica's Archive

Sierra Leone's elections will decide the successor to President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, who is constitutionally required to step down after two five-year terms. Read more »

Sierra Leone: Political Rejuvenation in the Air, Says Conflict Resolution Director

On the eve of the elections in Sierra Leone, political rejuvenation and renewal are in the air, Carolyn Norris, West Africa project director of the International Crisis Group,… Read more »

Guinea Bissau: Prime Minister Denies Threats on Journalists

The prime minister of Guinea Bissau has denied that his government is intimidating journalists for covering a drug-trafficking scandal in the country. Read more »