Senegal: Macky Sall to Address Nation As Calls to Set Election Date Intensify

Senegalese President Macky Sall has promised he will address the nation on Thursday evening in a bid to quell rising anger over the delay in setting a new election date. The… Read more »

Senegal: Senegalese Presidential Candidates Unite in Call for New Election Date

Fifteen of the 20 candidates who were approved to stand in Senegal's delayed February presidential poll have called for the new vote to be held no later than 2 April, the day… Read more »

West Africa: Mali, Niger and Burkina Say They Don't Feel Bound By One-Year Period to Leave Ecowas Ahead of Meeting

Mali reaffirmed its exit "without delay" from West African bloc Ecowas, saying it was not bound by the organisation's one-year timeframe for withdrawal. A few hours later, Burkina… Read more »

Senegal: 'They Have Taken the Country Hostage'

Senegal's opposition Tuesday denounced a "constitutional coup" after parliament voted to delay the presidential election by 10 months, plunging the country into its worst crisis in… Read more »

Senegal: President Macky Sall Calls Off February 25 Election

Senegalese President Macky Sall on Saturday announced the indefinite postponement of the presidential election scheduled for February 25, just hours before official campaigning was… Read more »

Nigeria: Afcon 2023 Semis - 'We Are Ready for Them'

Nigeria and Democratic Republic of Congo moved into the semi-finals of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations on Friday night after victories over Angola and Guinea respectively. Read more »

Senegal: Senegal to Probe Constitutional Council's Handling of Presidential Polls

Lawmakers in Senegal have opened an inquiry into why presidential candidate Karim Wade, son of former president Abdoulaye Wade, was excluded from running in this month's elections.… Read more »

West Africa: Ecowas' Future in Jeopardy After Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso Exit

The withdrawal of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso from the West African economic bloc triggered strong reactions among the group's members, with some promising to reverse the Sahel… Read more »

Ghana: Britain to Return Looted Crown Jewels to Ghana, but Only On Loan

The UK is set to "loan back" a selection of gold and silver artefacts once worn by members of Asante royalty that were taken from Ghana some 150 years ago. The precious regalia… Read more »

West Africa: Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso Quit Ecowas Regional Block

Three West African junta-led states Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso said on Sunday they are leaving the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) immediately, according to a… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Gasset Fired As Ivorians Wait for Fate At Africa Cup of Nations

Ivorian football chiefs on Wednesday sacked the national football team head coach Jean-Louis Gasset despite his players having a slim chance of qualification for the knockout… Read more »

West Africa: Blinken Tours West Africa Offering U.S. Support to Offset Russian Influence in Sahel

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is on a diplomatic mission to reverse the decline of democracy in West Africa. RFI's Bineta Diagne spoke exclusively with the top US envoy in… Read more »

Senegal: Human Rights Watch Warns of Senegal Repression Ahead of Elections

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday denounced Senegalese authorities for repressing opposition leaders, media and civil society, in a report published only five weeks before the… Read more »

Senegal: Sonko and Wade Excluded From Senegal's List of 20 Presidential Candidates

Senegal's Constitutional Council has published the final list of 20 candidates for the highstakes 25 February presidential election. Supporters of jailed opposition leader Ousmane… Read more »

Africa: Salah Delays Rehab to Support Egypt During Cape Verde Crunch At Cup of Nations

Egypt skipper Mohamed Salah will head back to English Premier League pacesetters Liverpool for treatment on his injured left leg after watching his Egypt teammates play their… Read more »

Africa: Ekong Penalty Edges Nigeria Past Cote d'Ivoire At Africa Cup of Nations

Nigeria regathered their pride on Thursday night with a 1-0 victory over hosts Cote d'Ivoire to take them joint top of Group A with four points after two games at the 2023 Africa… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Ivorian Activist Fighting for Women's Freedom Wins Simone De Beauvoir Prize

Marie-Paule Djegue Okri, an agronomist and agro-ecology consultant from Côte d'Ivoire, was awarded the Simone de Beauvoir Prize for her work in gender equality. The award,… Read more »

Senegal: Senegal's Sponsorship Phase for Presidential Candidates Nears Completion

In Senegal, 21 candidates have made it through the sponsorship phase, despite issues and complaints. The final list will be known on 20 January. Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroon Hunter Rewarded for Capturing Leopard in Protected Forest

A hunter in Oku village, in Cameroon's North-West region, has been awarded a "red feather" for killing a leopard in the Kilum-Ijim Forest, West Africa's largest remaining patch of… Read more »

Senegal: Court Dashes Election Hopes for Senegalese Opposition Leader Sonko

Senegal's Supreme Court on Friday upheld opposition politician Ousmane Sonko's defamation conviction - dealing yet another blow to his hopes of contesting next month's presidential… Read more »

Senegal: Senegal Celebrates Pioneer of African History Cheikh Anta Diop

This 29 December marks the 100th birthday of one of the most influential African scholars of the 20th century: Cheikh Anta Diop, who pioneered a new understanding of the… Read more »

Niger: Niger Suspends Cooperation With International Francophone Body

Niger has suspended all cooperation with the international organisation of Francophone nations (OIF), its military leaders said, as it progressively severs ties with former… Read more »

Niger: France Closes Embassy in Niger

France announced the closure of its embassy in Niger after months of worsening relations between the two countries. Diplomatic sources told RFI that the French representation… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: From Côte d'Ivoire to Ukraine to France and Back Again, One Student's Journey

Ben Ahmar Koné left Côte d'Ivoire to study medicine in Ukraine - until war forced him to flee to France. Now newly qualified as a doctor, he tells RFI why he has… Read more »

Cameroon: 'Worse Than Death' - Surviving Sexual Violence in Cameroon's Anglophone Crisis

Yaoundé, Cameroon - Sexual and gender-based violence has been pervasive in Cameroon's Northwest and Southwest regions since separatist fighters launched their armed… Read more »