Africa Togo flips script, parliament takes over presidential elections in new constitution March 27, 2024
Africa West Africa’s political system could see ‘complete shakeup’ as coups spike An attempted coup was thwarted in the west African coastal nation of Guinea-Bissau last week, the latest in a... February 10, 2022
Africa Heavy gunfire near Guinea Bissau’s presidential palace; whereabouts of President not clear The government of Guinea-Bissau, a small West African country with a troubled political history, was filled with heavy tension... February 1, 2022
Africa Burkina Faso President Kaboré detained by military The President of Burkina Faso, Roch Kaboré, has reportedly been detained by mutinying soldiers. Some troops in the West... January 24, 2022
Africa Four Nigerian gang members arrested for selling and eating human beings Police in the north-western Nigerian state of Zamfara say they have arrested four people allegedly involved in cannibalism and... January 18, 2022
Africa China to donate 600 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Africa China has pledged to donate 600 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccines to Africa as the world grapples with... November 30, 2021