Post-coup Mali sets timetable for vote ahead of key summit
Bamako – Mali’s government has adopted a timetable for staging elections, in a move just days ahead of a... Read more
1 Jul, 2022
Guinea junta, parties discuss transition to civilian rule
Canakry – Guinea’s post-coup prime minister, Mohamed Beavogui, has met with parties, trade unions and civil society groups to... Read more
29 Jun, 2022
Mali electoral bill could ease return to civilian rule
Bamako – Mali’s transitional parliament approved a draft electoral law on Friday, a measure designed to ease the return... Read more
19 Jun, 2022
State controls only 60% of Burkina Faso, says mediator
Ouagadougou – The authorities in Burkina Faso only control 60% of the country, West Africa’s mediator for the country... Read more
19 Jun, 2022
Sudan post-coup talks postponed as civilian bloc refuses to join
Khartoum – A second round of UN-facilitated talks aiming to resolve Sudan’s political crisis following a military coup have... Read more
12 Jun, 2022
Guinea junta faces protest call in defiance of ban
Conakry – A leading political group on Friday challenged Guinea’s official ban on demonstrations with a call for a protest... Read more
11 Jun, 2022
Sudan starts post-coup talks without key civilian bloc
Khartoum – Sudan on Wednesday began UN-facilitated direct talks between rival factions hoped to resolve a political crisis sparked... Read more
9 Jun, 2022
Concerns raised about Alpha Conde flight risk
Conakry – A Guinean coalition that has long opposed deposed former president Alpha Conde is worried he will flee during... Read more
25 May, 2022
Ousted Burkina president ‘totally locked up’, his party says
Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso president Roch Marc Christian Kabore, who was overthrown in an army putsch, has been “totally locked... Read more
24 May, 2022
Colonel close to Mali junta detained after coup foiled, sources say
Bamako – A colonel, reputed to be close to Mali’s ruling junta, has been arrested following what the authorities... Read more
18 May, 2022
