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Provisional results confirm landslide victory Benin's electoral commission announced on Monday that Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni has secured the presidency with over 94% of the vote, based on...
Military leader rejects democracy for Burkina Faso Burkina Faso's interim president, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has dismissed democracy as unsuitable for the West African nation, arguing that Wester...
Malian lawmaker sentenced in Ivory Coast A member of Mali's transitional parliament has been imprisoned for three years in Ivory Coast after criticizing Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara, a cou...
Junta dissolves political parties in sweeping decree Burkina Faso's military government has outlawed all political parties, formalizing a suspension in place since the 2022 coup. The move deepens...
Military court to try officers over alleged coup attempt The Nigerian armed forces have confirmed that a group of officers will stand trial before a military judicial panel for allegedly plotting...
Ecowas acts swiftly to prevent Benin takeover West African leaders deployed air strikes and ground troops on Sunday to crush an attempted military coup in Benin, marking the ninth such plot in th...
Nigeria grants asylum to Guinea-Bissau opposition leader Nigeria has granted asylum to Fernando Dias da Costa, a presidential candidate from Guinea-Bissau, following a military coup that halted t...
Guinea-Bissau Leader's Ousting Called 'Staged' by Regional Figures Senegal's Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and Nigeria's former President Goodluck Jonathan have cast doubt on the legitimacy of thi...
Guinea-Bissau's ousted president arrives in Senegal after military coup Guinea-Bissau's deposed President Umaro Sissoco Embaló landed in neighboring Senegal late Thursday, following negotiations...
Military swears in new transitional leader after apparent coup Gen. Horta N'Tam was inaugurated as Guinea-Bissau's interim president on Thursday, a day after soldiers seized control of the West A...
Families left shattered by Sierra Leone's ritual killings linked to black magic Warning: This report contains details some readers may find disturbing. Four years after her 11-year-old son, Pap...
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