Africa: Macron Seeks to Reset France's Africa Policy Amid Shrinking Influence

President Emmanuel Macron has called for a "rebalanced", "equal-to-equal" partnership between France and African countries, signalling a continued shift away from the… Read more »

Egypt: The Pharaohs See Benin Off at Afcon 2025

Marwan Attia scored and set up a goal as Egypt saw off Benin 3-1 on Monday night to advance to the quarter-finals at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. Read more »

Senegal: Outcry in Senegal After Expired Materials Found in Nappies and Sanitary Pads

Senegal's health authorities are under pressure after expired raw materials were found at a factory producing baby nappies and sanitary towels. Conflicting statements from the… Read more »

Africa: Elections, Coups and Crackdowns - Africa's Mixed Democratic Record in 2025

Across Africa, contested ballots, violent crackdowns, coups d'état and military transitions morphing into long-term rule combined to make 2025 a year in which, as one… Read more »

Guinea: Guinea Junta Leader Doumbouya Wins Controversial Election in Landslide Victory

Guinea's junta chief Mamady Doumbouya has been elected president with an overwhelming majority, according to provisional results released by the country's election commission.… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire Ruling Party Increases Majority in Parliamentary Elections

Côte d'Ivoire's ruling party has won 77 percent of the seats in parliament, further consolidating its power two months after the re-election of Alassane Ouattara as… Read more »

Nigeria: Pressure of Coaching Nigeria Is On Another Level, Says Chelle

Nigeria head coach Eric Chelle offered a heartfelt insight into the intensity of leading the nation's football team as he pored over the choices for the starting line-up for his… Read more »

Nigeria: Five Things We Learned On Day 6 - Nigeria Find Danger in Dominance

Super crowd pleasers those Super Eagles. Nigeria restored the neutrals' faith with gore and disorder as they brilliantly chopped through Tunisia's defences to lead 3-0 and then… Read more »

Tunisia/Nigeria: Nightmare Ending, Admits Nigeria Boss Chelle After Fez Thriller Against Tunisia

Nigeria coach Eric Chelle admitted on Sunday the last 15 minutes of his side's Africa Cup of Nations game against Tunisia was the stuff of nightmares. Read more »

Africa: 'All the Comforts You Find in Paris' - the Man Helping African 'Repats' Head Home

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire - Many young Africans who have studied in Europe are turning the dream of returning home to build a career or start a business into a reality. RFI… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Two-Horse Race Predicted As Polls Open for Côte d'Ivoire Legislative Elections

Following the reelection of President Alassane Ouattara on 25 October, Côte d'Ivoire is heading back to the polls - this time to elect the 255 members of the National… Read more »

Ghana: Young West Africans Held Captive in Ghana in Canadian Visa Scams

Several families in Senegal say that a number of young people from the north of the country have been held captive in Ghana for several weeks. Lured by the prospect of work visas… Read more »

Nigeria/Cote d'Ivoire: Nigeria Boss Chelle Urges Squad to Outdo Cup of Nations Feats in Cote d'Ivoire

Nigeria head coach Eric Chelle on Monday called on his players to better the exploits of the team that surged to the Cup of Nations final nearly two years ago in Cote d'Ivoire. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Says All Freed After Release of 130 Abducted Catholic Schoolchildren

Nigerian authorities have secured the release of 130 schoolchildren who were taken at gunpoint from a Catholic school in November. The government says that no more staff and… Read more »

West Africa: The Fulani Women Living Under the Control of Jnim Jihadists in the Sahel

What is life like for the women living in the central Sahel, in areas controlled by the jihadist JNIM group? British researchers spoke with women from the Fulani ethnic group,… Read more »

West Africa: France Backs Benin After Foiled Coup As Ecowas Warns of Rising Instability

France has confirmed it provided surveillance, observation and logistical backing to Benin's armed forces during the weekend's attempted coup, stepping in at the request of the… Read more »

Benin: France Condemns Attempted Coup in Benin As President Says Situation Is 'Under Control'

France has condemned the attempted coup Benin and has called on its nationals in the country to stay alert, as Benin's President Patrice Talon confirmed that the coup had been… Read more »

Nigeria: France Offers More Support for Nigeria As 100 Abducted Schoolchildren Released

Nigerian authorities have secured the release of 100 schoolchildren who were kidnapped at gunpoint from a Catholic school last month, as France has pledged more support for the… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Moves to Reinstate Death Penalty As Junta Overhauls Penal Code

Burkina Faso's military-led government has taken a step toward reinstating the death penalty, adopting a new penal code that once again allows capital punishment for crimes… Read more »

Benin: Benin Authorities Say Coup Attempt Foiled, President Talon Safe

Benin's interior minister on Sunday said that the army had thwarted an attempted coup by a group of soldiers. President Patrice Talon's entourage said he was safe while the regular… Read more »

Guinea Bissau: Guinea-Bissau Electoral Commission Says Poll Results 'Destroyed' in Coup

Guinea-Bissau's electoral commission says that it cannot publish the results of last week's contested election as the vote counts have been destroyed in an attack. The military… Read more »

Mali: Hostage Video Shows Abducted Malian Journalists Asking for Help

Two journalists from Mali's state broadcaster ORTM have appeared in a video released by the armed Islamist group JNIM, more than six weeks after they were abducted in the centre of… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Defence Minister Steps Down As Abductions Trigger Security Emergency

Nigeria's defence minister has resigned, as the country continues to grapple with a deepening security crisis marked by a surge in mass kidnappings of schoolchildren. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Under Pressure As Gunmen Kidnap More Than 30 People Across Two States

Gunmen in Nigeria kidnapped nearly three dozen people across three attacks over the weekend, security sources said Monday, as authorities face renewed scrutiny over mass abductions… Read more »

Nigeria: French Energy Major Sells Stake in Nigerian Exploration Blocks to Chevron

French energy group TotalEnergies announced on Monday that it had signed an agreement to sell a 40-percent stake in two Nigerian offshore exploration licences to Star Deep Water… Read more »