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A dispute over arrangements for the decisive second round of Guinea's September 19 Presidential election is raising concern that the outcome of the landmark poll will be challenged and could...
The Côte d'Ivoire's New Forces rebels said on Tuesday that they had completed a programme of temporary disarmament and gathering of their troops into barracks ahead of elections set for October 31.
Considered for many years to be a testcase for democracy in West Africa, Benin has entered into a socio-political turbulence that could be detrimental to the consolidation of its democratic...
A court in Gambia has rejected the appeal of an opposition politician who was jailed for using a megaphone at a rally without permission, a case that has drawn harsh criticism from foreign donors.
A highly visible influx of counterfeit goods, of various types, is occurring across the African continent.(2) Most of these goods, including clothing, digital video discs (DVDs), compact discs...
West Africa's mediator for Guinea called on Tuesday for the second round of Presidential elections to be held soon to ensure that the attempt to return power to civilians stays on track.
The term ‘environmental refugees' is defined by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), as "those people who have been forced to leave their traditional habitat, temporarily or...