West Africa

Since the announcement on Tuesday morning of the re-election of Alassane Ouattara with more than 94% of the vote, according to preliminary figures from the Electoral Commission, new steps have been taken in the political opposition. The homes of several opponents were especially surrounded by the security forces. And this Wednesday morning, the tension has not abated.…

On Tuesday night, a bus from Mopti was targeted by armed men about thirty kilometers from Bandiagara, in Dogon country. The charge is heavy: eight dead. It is an area that has already been targeted in the last month by several jihadist attacks, and where the army has subsequently been accused of abuse. Of the thirty passengers…

Greater than 310,000 Nigerians have settled in the US. It's a standard vacation spot for college students after they have the chance to review overseas. Since January 2018, nevertheless, Nigeria has been one of many nations focusing on new restrictions on immigration to the US. This doesn't forestall Nigerians from appreciating the US President.…

In Guinea, after the UFDG, the main opposition party, filed its appeal to the Constitutional Court to challenge the findings of Ceni, which gave President Alpha Condé the winner of the first round, RPG, the ruling party has decided to counterattack pending the court's verdict, which will not be subject to appeal. as reported…

At least six teachers were abducted on the morning of Tuesday, November 3, from a Presbyterian school in Kumbo in the English-speaking northwestern region. According to confirmatory sources affiliated with the RFI, the unidentified attackers were heavily armed. According to testimony from the teachers' associations, it was…

The international community is concerned about the situation in Côte d'Ivoire following the presidential election. The preliminary results were announced this Tuesday, November 3 in the morning. The Independent Electoral Commission announces the victory of outgoing President Alassane Ouattara in a third term contested by the opposition. Outside Ivorian borders, several organizations and countries are…

Because the proclamation of the preliminary outcomes giving the re-election to a controversial third time period of Alassane Ouattara, the occasions in Abidjan are accelerating. Police had been dispatched on Tuesday afternoon, November 3, across the houses of a number of opponents following the creation yesterday by a Nationwide Transitional Council and the violence throughout the election interval.…

In Mali, the situation is very tense in the circle of Niono, in the region of Ségou, in the center of the country. While the jihadists have been besieging the village of Farabougou for almost a month, it is other localities in this circle that have experienced worrying incidents in recent hours. Tensions between communities that have caused deaths.…

Hundreds of individuals have fled to neighboring West African international locations from Côte d'Ivoire for concern of extra violence following a presidential election there marred by lethal unrest, the United Nations Excessive Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) stated on Tuesday. The UN refugee company warned that violence and tensions surrounding Saturday's elections, which led President Alassane Ouattara right into a controversial third time period, had prompted greater than 3,200 individuals to hunt…

In Côte d'Ivoire, the government is taking legal action following the civil disobedience movement launched by the opposition and the creation of the Transitional National Council. He announced it at noon. Police have been deployed in front of Henri Konan Bédié's home. At least three police cargoes and pick-ups arrived at Henri…