On the 1965 to 1985 period, the West African countries saw the birth and development of textile industry, thanks to their proactive policies, that started in the 1950s with   the first industrial units being established. Time went...

Mr. Diallo has sent letters to the president of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), General Siaka Sangaré and the interim president, General Konaté, asking them “to postpone the publication of the provisional results until an objective...

Uganda has urged the international community to focus on stabilising the Somali hinterland instead of deploying military vessels that have not yet resolved the rampant piracy. Kampala said that as long as Somali militants still control much...

Ndalla Claude Ernest, former Congolese activist in the Federation of Students of Black Africa in France in the 50s, has demonstrated that the struggle against slavery and colonialism, the Africans’ participation in the Second World War and...

The Central African Republic Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) announced that six candidates are registered for the presidency seat in January 2011.

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice has called on Niger’s military junta to respect a decision of a sub-regional court ordering the country’s leaders to release ousted President Mamadou Tandja under house...

Guinea’s Prime Minister, Jean-Marie Dore, said that Guinea intends to export its iron ore through the port of Buchanan in Liberia, and discussions with the Liberian government are instituted to fix the terms of use of the...

The national electoral commission announced that it will take five days to know the outcome of the second round, which finally took place after weeks of political and ethnic tensions.

The second round for the presidential seems to be delayed for one week to give more time for logistic preparations; while Bédié has called on his supporters to vote in favor of Alassane Ouattara, remaining loyal to...

After meetings to settle the needs of the campers in the Gdem Izik camp in Laayoune in Western Sahara, and the decision by the majority of the protesters to pack their bags and tents and go back...