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Ivorians Prepare to Vote Amid Protests Over Opposition Candidates’ Exclusion

Ivorians are preparing to vote in presidential elections on Saturday amid rising tensions over the exclusion of opposition candidates and a government crackdown on...

Ivory Coast: Tensions mount as Alassane Ouattara Seeks Fourth Term

“This is worth several more terms,” the Ivorian president, Alassane Ouattara, joked while opening a bridge named after him in the country’s commercial capital, Abidjan,...

 Ivory Coast Election: Who Are The Main Challengers to President Ouattara?

Following are details of the main opposition challengers to Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara, who is running for a fourth term in an election scheduled...

Mali Retaliates Against US Visa Fees

The amount US nationals visiting Mali will be required to post as a bond for tourist and business visas in a tit-for-tat response to...

Ivory Coast: 237 People Detained Ahead Presidential Vote

As many as 237 people were arrested Saturday in Ivory Coast’s economic hub of Abidjan during a banned protest called by the opposition to...

Handling Côte d’Ivoire’s High-risk Poll

Côte d’Ivoire will hold a presidential election in October. There has been no violence yet, but President Alassane Ouattara’s decision to run a fourth...

Ghana Receives US Deportees

Ghana agreed to receive deportees from the US, joining a growing list of African nations accepting undocumented immigrants who are being expelled by American...

Equatorial Guinea jails Baltasar Engonga for embezzlement

A court in Equatorial Guinea has sentenced a senior government official, Baltasar Ebang Engonga, to eight years in prison for embezzlement, months after he...

A Primer For The White House Visit By Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, And Senegal

A few months ago, the chairman of the Africa and Global Health Policy Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Ted Cruz, hosted a roundtable discussion that tackled energy and critical mineral partnerships with the ambassadors and representatives of 19 African countries and the AU. Those African countries included Gabon, Mauritania and Senegal. 

Rising Tensions at Guinea-Sierra Leone Border Threaten Regional Stability

Liberia’s Internal Affairs Minister Franklin Sakila Nyumalin raises alarms over escalating tensions between Guinea and Sierra Leone at the Yengar border, describing the situation as a serious threat to peace in the region.

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