Algeria is to host a meeting of foreign ministers from Sahara desert States this week to try to hammer out a joint plan of action for tackling the growing threat from al Qaeda insurgents, officials...
Guinea will hold Presidential elections on June 27, its government said on Monday, in an attempt to solve the political crisis that has persisted in the West African country since a coup in...
Côte d'Ivoire's opposition will join the new government and call off violent protests that have rocked the nation since President Laurent Gbagbo dissolved the electoral commission this month, an...
The Côte d'Ivoire announced the formation of a new electoral commission on Friday, a key step towards resolving a political crisis in the top cocoa producer that provoked days of violent street...
Members of Niger's military junta and a transitional government due to be set up will not be allowed to stand in promised elections, the ruling junta said on Wednesday.
The Côte d'Ivoire's opposition will join a newly formed government only when the electoral commission is reinstated, a spokesperson said on Wednesday, as protesters hailed victory after days of...
The Côte d'Ivoire announced a new government on Tuesday, which included both main opposition parties, a vital step towards ending street protests and putting the country back on the path to...
The inception of a Togolese republic in 1961 was preceded by a turbulent history, which first gained prominence through the region being a major European raiding centre in the search for slaves....