West Africa

Rights groups have sounded a warning over the escalating crisis in western Cameroon, where separatists and government forces are locked in deadly combat.
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In Malawi, the opposition led by presidential candidate Lazarus Chakwera does not expect to be convinced by the results of the elections disclosed by the Electoral Commission. The…
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Faced with the cycle of deadly violence in central Mali and without the prospect of a military solution, the think tank International Crisis Group ( ICG ) recommends in a report…
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Seven Gambian soldiers were sentenced Monday by a court martial to nine years in prison and another three years for treason and mutiny against President Adama Barrow, a few months after…
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Jean-Jacques Cornish says age has been a determining factor in a number of recent African political contests.The election this week in Malawi perfectly illustrates the generational…
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Armed soldiers and policemen were still visible Tuesday in the streets of Cotonou, the economic capital of Benin, and especially around the home of former head of state Boni Yayi…
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Two senior oil workers of Shell Nigeria have been kidnapped after they were ambushed by unknown gunmen in Rivers state.
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A major power outage has hit many parts of Lagos and neighboring Ogun State over a gas pipeline leakage leading to a drastic drop in power generation.
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"Progressive Union: victory! ", Tentatively resumed a few hundred militants settled on a sanded place of the district Xwalcodji-beach, in the 15th electoral district of Cotonou. It has…
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