West Africa

Polls open today across Liberia at 8 a.m. and close at six in the evening. According to the National Election...

Liberia is ranked 156 of 162 countries on the Gender Inequality Index and 163 out of 185 countries on the...

On 26 July, soldiers from the Niger presidential guard detained President Mohamed Bazoum and installed a transitional administration.

A video seen by PREMIUM TIMES showed a group of youth hauling stones at each other along the road.

The honour is in recognition of Mr Adesina’s leadership role and contributions to development in The Gambia and Africa.

Liberians go to the polls to pick their next president and representatives on 10 October.

Liberia will hold presidential and parliamentary elections on 10 October with 19 candidates challenging President George Weah, who is seeking...

Liberia is set for its general elections by 10 October where it will elect its president, members of the House...

It has been over a year since the country's leader, Ibrahim Traore, took control in a coup.

AFRICOM and Côte d’Ivoire co-hosted the “West Africa Logistics Conference” for military logistics personnel.

Following a return of hostilities in the north, Mali's ruling junta cancelled celebrations next week to honour the anniversary of...

According to the news agency, a military official said troops will move from Air Base 101 near Niamey, Niger’s capital,...

“If you look at simple trade in goods, the customs data, the numbers are incredibly low but they do not...

In a televised broadcast on Saturday, he said the junta had no ambition to confiscate power, adding that the transition...

"The D-day is also decided. We’ve already agreed and fine-tuned what will be required for the intervention."

Both suspensions stem from the outlets’ coverage of the recent coup in Niger.

On 11 August, the well-known Mali musician was listed as one of the military junta's five special advisors in a...

The new government is made up of 21 ministers, including two ministers of state and a delegate minister.

The Niger coup leaders blocked the American delegation from meeting with ousted President Mohamed Bazoum.

According to the memo, the delegation was meant to arrive in Niamey on 8 August by a special flight chartered...

ECOWAS convened the extraordinary summit in response to the July coup in the Republic of Niger.

Aptly managing the post-referendum period will be critical for transitional authorities.

Led by Colonel-Major Amadou Abdramane, the soldiers announced they had carried out a coup and closed all West African borders.