Africa: Gabon's President Brice Nguema In First Visit to Cameroon

Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, the president of the Gabonese transition, is visiting Yaoundé December 6, 2023. A long-awaited visit since the general took power at the… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Filmmaker Takes Story of Women Resisting Jihadists to Oscars

Burkinabé filmmaker Apolline Traoré's feature "Sira" tells the story of a young woman abducted by jihadists who draws on her wits and courage to survive. Offering a… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: President Ouattara Meets Macron to Discuss Partnership and Security Issues

French President Emmanuel Macron and Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara have discussed the aftermath of the coup in Niger and the "rapid deterioration" of the security situation… Read more »

Senegal: Opposition Chooses New Candidate for Presidential Election

Following Senegal's Supreme Court ruling on opposition leader Ousmane Sonko's ineligibility last Friday, his Pastef party announced another candidate to defy President Macky Sall… Read more »

Mali: Fighting Between Mali Army, Militants Reported

The Mali army, with significant support from Russia's paramilitary outfit Wagner, engaged in a battle with militants of the CSP-PSD coalition, for control of Kidaon on Saturday,… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire's Former Prime Minister Soro Says He Is Willing to 'End His Exile'

The former prime minister of Côte d'Ivoire, sentenced to life in prison for undermining national security, said on Monday that he has been in Niamey since Saturday and met… Read more »

Ghana: Ghana Struggles to Manage Exodus of Nurses Leaving for Jobs Abroad

Nearly 4,000 nurses have left Ghana for better-paid jobs in Europe and the US over the past year, according to the country's nursing association, worsening shortages of medical… Read more »

Cameroon: At Least 24 Civilians Killed in Attack by Armed Group in Mamfe

At least 24 civilians were killed in Mamfe, in the English-speaking southwest region of the country. According to municipal and prefectural authorities, children, women and men are… Read more »

Senegal: Activist Papito Kara Found Dead After Trying to Cross Mediterranean

The Senegalese activist Pape Ibra Guèye, known as "Papito Kara", has died at sea while trying to reach Spain. Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroon's Indigenous Baka Sing to Save Their Vanishing Forest Home

Yaounde, Cameroon - In the south-eastern rainforests of Cameroon, the indigenous Baka people are seeing their habitat decimated by logging, farming, mining and construction. Where… Read more »

Mali: Ten Years Ago, RFI Reporters Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon Were Murdered in Mali

RFI reporters Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon were shot dead in northern Mali on 2 November 2013 after concluding an interview with a Tuareg leader. Ten years later, questions… Read more »

Senegal: Senegal's Authorities Refuse to Reintegrate Sonko On Electoral Lists

The Senegalese electoral commission has asked that Ousmane Sonko be placed again on the electoral lists after being removed from them following his conviction on a morals case in… Read more »

Niger: Niger Faces Multiple Crises Three Months After Military Coup

Three months after a military junta seized power in Niger, overthrowing democratically elected president Mohamed Bazoum, the country remains increasingly isolated. Rights groups… Read more »

Senegal: Main Opposition Leader Slips Into Coma During Hunger Strike - Lawyers

Ousmane Sonko has slipped into a coma, his lawyers said on Tuesday. Read more »

Senegal: Opponents in Senegal Complain About Obstacles in Their Sponsorships for Presidential Election

Presidential candidates in Senegal have denounced a number of arrests of supporters as they collected political sponsorship, a crucial step in the run up to the February 2024… Read more »

West Africa: Niger Open to Ecowas Support On Matters of Security, Minister Says

Niger wants to reopen dialogue with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the representative of the junta in power in Niamey told his neighbours at the Peace and… Read more »

Senegal: Senegal Suspends Auction of Senghor's Property

More than a hundred objects belonging to the father of Senegal's independence, Léopold Sédar Senghor, were to be auctioned in France. Senegal, however, managed to… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Sankara Replaces General Charles De Gaulle As Burkina Faso Decolonises Street Name

Burkina Faso's military rulers have officially renamed one of main streets in the capital Ouagadougou, replacing the country's former colonial ruler with its pan-africanist father… Read more »

Mali: Mali Junta Upholds UN Peacekeepers' Departure, Sends More Troops North

While the UN voiced concern over an escalation of fighting in in Azawad in northern Mali, the Malian foreign minister Abdoulaye Diop said this weekend that the withdrawal of United… Read more »

Sierra Leone: EU Observers Flag Voting Problems That 'Stain' Sierra Leone Election

Freetown - The elections in Sierra Leone last June suffered from a lack of transparency, political violence and statistical inconsistencies, a damning report from European Union… Read more »

Senegal: Senegalese Opposition Leader Wins Legal Fight to Rejoin Electoral List

A court in Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko's stronghold of Ziguinchor has ordered his reinstatement to electoral lists. The decision paves the way for Sonko to be a… Read more »

Senegal: New Government Banks on Continuity Before Elections

Five days after the dissolution of the old government, President Macky Sall has appointed a new one. Prime Minister Amadou Ba, who is also a presidential candidate, said it was a… Read more »

Senegal: Senegal Begins Selecting Candidates for 2024 Presidential Election

Senegal has begun choosing the candidates for next year's presidential elections, with more than 70 people declaring their intention to run. The list will be narrowed down, though,… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Insurgency Stops Children From Returning to School

Nearly a million children have been unable to return to school in Burkina Faso this week due to insecurity caused by the ongoing jihadist insurgency in the country. The United… Read more »

Cameroon: Central African Refugees Stitch Together New Life in Cameroon

At a forum for displaced people in Cameroon, RFI meets refugees from the Central African Republic whose talent for handicrafts is helping them build a new life. Read more »