Senegal: Senegalese Opposition Leader's Trial Postponed Following Clashes

Police fired tear gas at protesters demonstrating in Dakar, Senegal, Thursday, ahead of the trial of opposition leader and presidential contender Ousmane Sonko. This lead to a… Read more »

Senegal: Protesters Rally in Support of Opposition Leader Ahead of Trial

Supporters of Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko are staging three days of protests ahead of a defamation trial that could stop the 48-year-old from contesting next year's… Read more »

Mali: Has the French Government Forgotten Hostage Olivier Dubois?

French journalist Olivier Dubois was taken hostage in Mali nearly two years ago. His family and support group regularly contact the French authorities and try to raise public… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Postpones State Elections After Contested Presidential Vote

Nigeria's electoral commission has pushed back elections to choose state governors and lawmakers, which had been due this weekend, to allow more time to reset the electronic voting… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Opposition Renews Calls to Overturn Election Results

Opposition candidates Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar have called for Nigeria's presidential election result to be overturned after official results awarded victory to the ruling… Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »