Guinea’s coup leader Col Mamadi Doumbouya enters presidential race

The military commander who has ruled Guinea since a coup four years ago has entered the presidential race, breaking an earlier promise to hand power to a civilian government. Col Mamadi Doumbouya submitted his candidacy at the Supreme Court on...

President Mahama pushes for fresh framework as Sahel States ...

President John Dramani Mahama has revealed plans to create a new framework to deepen regional collaboration on security, following the decision of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) to stay out of the Accra Initiative. Speaking at a joint press...

Guinea's coup leader enters presidential race

The military commander who has ruled Guinea since a coup four years ago has entered the presidential race, breaking an earlier promise to hand power to a civilian government. Col Mamadi Doumbouya submitted his candidacy at the Supreme Court on...

Tanzanian opposition decries 'sham' elections, alleges hundreds of deaths

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — There was plenty of pomp and ceremony at President Samia Suluhu Hassan's inauguration ceremony on Monday as she took the oath of office. But unlike at previous swearing in ceremonies there weren't any members of the...

Malian Islamists attack military convoy

In a statement released yesterday by the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM) and published by the African news portal LSI, the group claimed responsibility for the attack, though it did not specify the number of casualties or damage....

Jihadists' fuel blockade poses biggest threat yet to Mali's military rulers

By Portia Crowe DAKAR/BAMAKO (Reuters) -A two-month-old fuel blockade by al Qaeda-linked militants has all but paralysed the capital of Mali, turning the screws on the military government and raising concern that the jihadists might try eventually...

Succession questions loom after Côte d'Ivoire re-elects agein

As President Alassane Ouattara prepares for a fourth term after winning last week's election in Côte d'Ivoire in a landslide, the exclusion of his two main challengers from the race has left the opposition splintered and voters disillusioned. With...

Africa's latest elections end with crackdowns on opposition and disputed results

ABUJA, Nigeria — The latest elections in different African countries have ended with the same outcome: sidelined opposition candidates, disputed results and protests from mostly young voters after incumbents were reelected. The elections featured...

The chocolate maker leading a sweet revolution in cocoa capital Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire is the world's main source of cocoa beans, yet for decades, Ivorians rarely tasted chocolate made from their own crops. Determined to change that, Axel Emmanuel Gbaou founded his own business transforming locally grown cocoa into...

ALPi law firm admits 10th partner

Effi & Associés, a leading business law firm based in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, has become the 10th member firm of Africa Law Practice International (ALPi), a Pan-African legal and professional services network. The on-boarding ceremony took place...

AU congratulates re-elected presidents in Ivory Coast and Tanzania

The AUC Chairperson expressed his appreciation for the leaders’ victories and reaffirmed the African Union’s commitment to supporting these countries in their efforts to consolidate democratic governance, stability, and sustainable development....

Risky gold rush drives young in Ivory Coast park

The fantastically biodiverse park is threatened as people try to survive by prospecting in the dangerous terrain Emmanuel knows only too well the allure of illegal gold prospecting in the protected Comoe National Park for the many young people...

Kobo Resources drills 10 metres of 2.5 g/t gold at Kossou Project, Ivory Coast

Kobo Resources Inc. [TSXV: KRI] released additional diamond drill results from its continuing program at the 100%-owned Kossou gold project in Ivory Coast, West Africa. Diamond drill highlights – Road Cut zone – KDD0104: 7.0 metres at 1.20 g/t...

Cote d'Ivoire sets Dec. 27 for parliamentary election

ABIDJAN, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- Cote d'Ivoire's lower house election will be held on Dec. 27, the country's Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) announced Thursday. "Based on the proposal from the Independent Electoral Commission, the President of...

Government Raises Cocoa Price to Combat Regional Competition

Ghana has raised the farmgate cocoa price for the 2025/26 season by 12.27 percent, bringing it to GHS3,625 per bag or GHS58,000 per tonne, effective from Friday, October 3, 2025. The move represents the second price increase this year and comes as...

IVORY COAST’S ALASSANE OUATTARA WINS RE-ELECTION WITH 89.77% VOTES

IVORY COAST’S ALASSANE OUATTARA WINS RE-ELECTION WITH 89.77% VOTES IVORY Coast President Alassane Ouattara has secured a fourth term with 89.77% of the vote, according to provisional results announced Monday, following an election marked by...

Another juntacracy in Africa as despots wipe out democracy little by little around the world

Screenshot Screenshot *Another Juntacracy!* *By Saikujohn Barrie, 03-11-2025 I understand that Mamadi Dumbuya has submitted his candidacy to the Supreme Court in Conakry, Guinea, meaning he will be contesting in the December 2025 elections. *My...

Côte d'Ivoire elections reveal veneer of democracy

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara greets his supporters during his final campaign rally at Place de la République in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, on October 23, 2025. MISPER APAWU / AP It had never been easier for Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara...

Pillaged Ivory Coast nature reserve on the mend after crisis decade

COMOE NATIONAL PARK (IVORY COAST) - Forest ranger Daouda Bamba is in no doubt about who the apex predator is in Ivory Coast's Comoe National Park, ravaged by war and unrest between 2002 and 2011. "The most dangerous animal here is man," the...

Risky gold rush drives young into Ivory Coast nature park

Emmanuel knows only too well the allure of illegal gold prospecting in the protected Comoe National Park for the many young without prospects in Ivory Coast's troubled northeast. "Young people come back from the park with enough money to buy...