March 01, 2023
Nigeria: Ruling Party Candidate Tinubu Wins Presidential Election
Bola Tinubu is the winner of Nigeria's highly disputed presidential election, officials announced on Wednesday. The ruling party candidate and former Lagos governor takes over from… Read more »
February 28, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria Opposition Alleges Election Fraud As Ruling Party Takes Lead
Nigeria's ruling party candidate, Bola Tinubu, took an early lead in the race for the presidency, according to initial election results. But the poll remains tight between three of… Read more »
February 24, 2023
Nigeria: Calls for Peaceful Election in Nigeria As Campaigning Ends Ahead of Weekend Poll
The main candidates in Nigeria's presidential race have signed a peace accord to ensure a free and peaceful election on Saturday, but as campaigning ended Thursday, fighting broke… Read more »
February 23, 2023
Burkina Faso: Murdered Leader Thomas Sankara, Comrades Reburied At Site of Their Deaths
Thomas Sankara, the army captain turned revolutionary who led Burkina Faso in an anti-imperialist coup, was reburied on Thursday at the site in Ouagadougou where he and 12 comrades… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Presidential Election Hinges On Young People's Votes
Almost 40 percent of registered voters in Nigeria are under the age of 35. If they turn out for Saturday's presidential election, they may well determine the outcome. Read more »
February 22, 2023
Nigeria: Third Presidential Candidate Upsets Traditional Party Politics in Nigeria
Nigerians are getting ready to vote for a new president Saturday in an unprecedented race between three frontrunners, including - for the first time - a candidate who is not from… Read more »
Mali: Junta Denounces 'Aggressive' Statement From EU Council President
Three UN peacekeepers were killed and five were seriously injured when their convoy struck a roadside bomb in central Mali. Read more »
February 19, 2023
Africa: Meet the African Comic Book Heroes Taking the World By Storm
The African presence in the world of comic books and graphic novels is sparse, but Ivorian author Marguerite Abouet is changing that. Thanks to her characters Aya and Akissi, both… Read more »
February 16, 2023
Cote d'Ivoire: Cote d'Ivoire Reopens Land Borders Closed Since Start of Pandemic
Cote d'Ivoire has lifted its Covid-imposed land border closure, officially re-opening its roads to neighboring countries after nearly three years. Read more »
February 14, 2023
Ghana: Ghana Closes Domestic Debt Programme As International Creditors Discuss Next Steps
Ghana's finance ministry has announced that the country's domestic debt exchange programme has been successfully closed as foreign lenders discuss forming an official creditor… Read more »
February 10, 2023
Burkina Faso: IMF Agrees $80m Bailout to Help Burkina Faso With Worsening Food Crisis
The International Monetary Fund has announced the release of $80 million in emergency aid to Burkina Faso to help it cope with a food crisis aggravated by the war in Ukraine. Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: Angela Merkel Awarded UN Peace Prize in Côte d'Ivoire for Helping Refugees
Germany's former chancellor Angela Merkel has received a prestigious UN award for opening her country to refugees during her time in office. Read more »
February 04, 2023
Burkina Faso: Transitional Leader Denies Diplomatic Split From Paris
Capt. Ibrahim Traoré, Burkina Faso's junta leader, said his country has not severed diplomatic ties with France, despite asking it to withdraw its forces, and denied Russian… Read more »
January 29, 2023
Burkina Faso: Junta Supporters Take to the Streets to Celebrate French Troop Withdrawal
Thousands of demonstrators rallied in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou on Saturday in support of the ruling junta, days after France confirmed its special forces there would… Read more »
January 26, 2023
Burkina Faso: France Recalls Ambassador From Burkina Faso As Troops Prepare to Leave
Officials in Paris on Thursday announced that France was recalling its ambassador from Burkina Faso, a day after agreeing to demands from the ruling military junta to pull out… Read more »
January 24, 2023
Niger: French Uranium Mine Leaves 20 Million Tonnes of Radioactive Waste in Niger
Niger's northern town of Arlit has been left wallowing in 20 million tonnes of radioactive waste after a uranium mine run by French company Orano (formerly Areva) closed down.… Read more »
January 23, 2023
Burkina Faso: Govt Confirms Deadline for Withdrawal of French Troops
Burkina Faso on Monday confirmed that the authorities in the capital, Ouagadougou, have asked France to pull its troops out of the insurgency-hit country within a month. Read more »
January 22, 2023
Burkina Faso: Junta Demands Exit of French Troops Within a Month
Burkina Faso's military regime told France it wants its troops stationed in the country to leave within a month, the state news agency AIB reported on Saturday. This came as… Read more »
January 21, 2023
Burkina Faso: Protesters Call for France's Ambassador to Leave
Demonstrators in Burkina Faso's capital on Friday demanded France's ambassador leave the country and called for the closure of a French military base, according to an AFP… Read more »
Sierra Leone: President Signs Law Reserving 30% of Jobs for Women
Sierra Leone has passed a law requiring public and private entities to reserve 30 percent of their jobs for women in a bid to tackle gender imbalances in a male-dominated society. Read more »
January 18, 2023
Senegal: France's Le Pen Looks to Enhance International Credentials in Senegal
Far-right MP Marine Le Pen is in Senegal for three days - her first trip abroad since failing to clinch the French presidency in April last year. The visit is an opportunity to… Read more »
January 17, 2023
West Africa: Ivorian Soldiers Arrested in Mali Were Part of UN Mission - Report
In information revealed by RFI, 49 Ivorian soldiers who were arrested last year in Mali and accused of being mercenaries were part of the UN's Minusma mission and had been deployed… Read more »
Senegal: Another Road Accident Claims 20 in Senegal's Louga Region
Another deadly accident has been recorded in Senegal on January 16 in the Louga region, in the north of the country. Reports indicate 20 people were killed and 23 others injured.… Read more »
January 13, 2023
Cameroon: Bamendjou Community Celebrates 70 Years of Sovereign's Reign
The Bamendjou community in western Cameroon is celebrating the 70-year reign of its ruler King Fo'o Sokoudjou Jean-Philippe Rameau. Events include an symposium on the role… Read more »
January 16, 2023
Burkina Faso: Searches Under Way to Find 50 Women Kidnapped in Burkina Faso
In northern Burkina Faso, reports have begun to emerge of a kidnapping that took place late last week near the town of Arbinda, in a part of the Sahel under jihadist control.… Read more »