In a significant display of regional diplomacy, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, joined a prominent gathering of African heads of state in the Guinean capital today for the official inauguration of Mamadi Doumbouya as President of the Republic of Guinea. The ce»»»

Guinea’s junta leader General Mamadi Doumbouya was sworn in as president on Saturday, after an overwhelming win in December’s presidential election. Doumbouya took the oath of office at a brand-new 55,000-seat stadium on the outskirts of the capital Conakry. African leaders and representatives of t»»»

Tourism has been said to be The Gambia lifeline. The Smiling Coast has been receiving thousands of visitors who come to the region due to its warm reception and lively culture. Tourism has been touted as one of the greatest success stories in the country with almost a fifth of the national GDP and »»»

Benin President Patrice Talon said on Sunday that the West African nation's government and armed forces had thwarted a coup attempt by a group of soldiers and vowed to punish them. Talon's announcement on Sunday evening came about 12 hours after gunfire first rang out in several neighbourhoods of C»»»

Benin's president said the "situation is completely under control" in his country after the government thwarted an attempted coup thanks to loyalist soldiers with support from Nigerian forces. A group of soldiers announced Sunday on state television that they had ousted President Patrice Talon. Tha»»»

Benin's interior minister on Sunday said that the army had thwarted an attempted coup by a group of soldiers. President Patrice Talon's entourage said he was safe while the regular army said it had regained control. Around a dozen soldiers have been arrested in Benin following an attempted coup, ..»»»

Guinea-Bissau’s electoral commission said Tuesday that armed men had destroyed most of the vote count and that it would be unable to publish the results of last month's election. The military took control a day before provisional results were to be announced and deposed President Umaro Si»»»

BISSAU - Guinea-Bissau's opposition coalition demanded on Thursday that authorities be allowed to release results from Sunday's presidential election, a day after army officers seized power and suspended the vote count. The officers, referring to themselves as "The High Military Command for the Res»»»

Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau appeared on state television Wednesday claiming they had seized control of the country, following reports of gunfire near the presidential palace just three days after national elections. President Umaro Sissoco Embaló told French media he had been deposed and detained. Th»»»

Bissau: Military officials in Guinea-Bissau said they had seized “total control” of the coup-prone west African country Wednesday, arresting its president, closing its borders and suspending its electoral process three days after general elections. Heavy gunfire rang out near the presidential palac»»»