Six jailed Ivory Coast opposition party officials freed after months in detention
A lawyer for six local opposition party officials jailed last year said they were freed on Monday following a hearing […]
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Africa overtakes Asia as world’s hunger hot spot, UN report finds
Conflicts and disruptions to global energy markets could push millions more people into hunger by driving up fuel, fertiliser and
France faces calls to raise detention of Gabon opposition figure during Nguema visit
Pressure is mounting on France to address the detention of Gabonese opposition figure and former Prime Minister Alain-Claude Bilie-By-Nze as
São Tomé and Príncipe’s President Vila Nova projected to win second term
The President of São Tomé and Príncipe, Carlos Vila Nova, has been re-elected to a second five-year term, preliminary results
‘You are not alone’: NPP to appeal Wontumi’s 20-year sentence
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced plans to challenge the conviction and sentencing of its Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard
Nigerian court dismisses lawsuit seeking to halt Shell’s divestment
A Nigerian court Friday dismissed a lawsuit by a traditional monarch in the oil-rich delta region seeking to halt Shell’s
Gabon’s President Oligui Ngema arrives in France for state visit
Gabon’s President Brice Oligui Ngema kicked off a state visit to France on Monday, a follow up to French President
West African leaders approve Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline
West African leaders on Sunday signed an agreement approving the construction of a gas pipeline linking Nigeria to Morocco at
Senegal’s president elected chairman of ECOWAS
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye was elected the new chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on
Minority demands Foreign Minister’s briefing on Ghana-South Africa relations after Isak’s killing
The Minority in Parliament has urged the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, to appear before the House to