West Africa

"The conviction of Ousman Sonko, one of the pillars of Yahya Jammeh’s brutal regime, is a major step on the...

The UN health agency, in a statement, said the vaccination campaign against the meningitis outbreak began on Thursday.

Senegal’s people stood up to protect their democracy rather than wait for the military or external help.

ECOWAS hopes the presidential election in Senegal will be the breaking point from a troubled past in West Africa.

President Sall says the Senegal election cost 14 billion CFA.

A formal announcement of Mr Faye’s victory is expected as jubilations continue in the capital, Dakar.

Like Mr Ba, some of the other 15 presidential candidates in Senegal have also congratulated Mr Faye.

Mr Faye has benefited immensely from the support of Sengal's most popular opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko

The 130 ECOWAS observers are monitoring the Presidential elections which is taking place at 15,633 polling units across the country.

Election in Senegal is underway. A large proportion of voters are women who arrived in groups.

“We are in Senegal to witness a beautiful process where the ... people stayed strong and ensured that the rule...

Mr Kamara is hoping this new court, with three new judges, and nine new jurors, will come to a different...

With ECOWAS sanctions lifted, the military authorities must rapidly set the course for Niger to return to civilian rule.

The presidency’s secretary-general, Amara Camara, in a video released late on Monday, said directors of cabinet, secretary generals and their...

“Our excellent diplomats then recommended to the Heads of State the creation of a Confederation bringing together Burkina, Mali and...

In a statement from the Office of President, Mr Akufo-Addo relieved 13 ministers including embattled finance minister Ken Offori-Atta and...

If there is anything that has proven to be an important backbone of democracy, it is the freedom of information.

Before, the Nigerian community didn’t register with the Ministry of Interior here; they have been operating just in collaboration with...

“As you are all aware, our region is in the spotlight once again… this crucial meeting has been convened to...

WADEMOS, a coalition of 47 "oppose the decision by the Senegalese parliament to postpone the elections until December 15, 2024."

WADEMOS, a coalition of 47 organisations, said it "opposes the decision by the Senegalese parliament to postpone the elections until...

Senegal’s parliament on Tuesday voted to delay the presidential election to 15 December.

The adopted bill also extends Mr Sall’s tenure which was due to end on 2 April until a new election.

Critics have, however, raised concerns about the decision considering President Sall's recent history where he sought to amend the Senegalese...