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Mauritania: Ex-leader Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz ruled out of June election
Former Mauritanian president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has been ruled out of the June 29 presidential election for lack of...
Read moreDetailsBenin grants temporary authorization for export of Nigerien oil
On May 15, President Patrice Talon met with the Director General of CNPC, the Chinese company handling the Benin-Niger export...
Read moreDetailsLast remaining Rwanda genocide fugitives confirmed dead
Prosecutors at an international court say the last remaining fugitives wanted over the 1994 genocide in Rwanda have been confirmed...
Read moreDetailsGambian ex-minister, Ousman Sonko jailed for 20 years by Swiss court
A Gambian former interior minister has been sentenced to 20 years in prison by a court in Switzerland for crimes...
Read moreDetailsRwanda’s leader Kagame critic barred from running in election
A prominent opposition politician and critic of Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has been barred by the court from vying in...
Read moreDetailsECOWAS Bank to inject $200 million into Ghanaian economy
The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) is to inject $200 million into the Ghanaian economy through strategic alliances...
Read moreDetailsChad poll results provoke muted reaction from West
Four days after the provisional results of the presidential vote were announced, Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno has attracted some strong...
Read moreDetailsDeath of S.Africa’s first Nobel Peace Prize winner to be re-examined
A new inquest will be held into the mysterious death in 1967 of South Africa's anti-apartheid leader and first Nobel...
Read moreDetailsNiger-Benin spat intensifies due to a terror accusation
Over the weekend, Niger announced that it is maintaining the closure of its side of the border with Benin, citing...
Read moreDetailsChad opposition leader Masra files challenge against presidential election result
Chadian opposition leader Succes Masra has lodged a legal appeal with the country's constitutional council to challenge the preliminary result...
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