Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaoré will run against six candidates in November’s poll. He is running for the fourth time after his victories in 1991, 1998 and 2005. Facing Mr. Compaoré, there are two opponents who will...

The summit, held in Syrte (Libya), was another opportunity to submit a joint strategy based on Arab and African cooperation proposed to the delegates of the 60 Arab and African states.

The 61st Anniversary of the Founding of the People’s Republic of China: “China remains the world’s largest developing country with a huge population and a weak economic foundation. Our GDP per capita has just exceeded 3000 USD,...

Observers were thinking that the announcement of the 24TH of October, by the Guinean authorities, as the new date for the second round of the presidential elections, has appeased the spirits, but in reality both camps are...

Following the controversy over the publication of the report on crimes committed between 1993 and 2003 in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR), Ban Ki-moon said the document had not been “watered down” and called on the...

The growing liberalisation of world markets for gold resources in many developing countries was coveted by several multinationals. The Mali is no exception to this frenzy when its new mining code almost eliminated customs fees, duties and...

Guinea-Bissau has created a special unit to fight against drug trafficking, with the support of Portugal, the United States and the European Union.

The vote had been abruptly cancelled few days before the second round last month, and speculation was very intense threatening the future of this election supposed to be the first democratic one in the country’s history.

HSBC has emerged ahead of rival bidder Standard Chartered as the favorite to purchase the 52 percent stake in South Africa’s fourth-largest bank, owned by Old Mutual, the Africa’s biggest insurer. The likely acquisition of a majority...

The special adviser to former Prime Minister Cellou Dalein Diallo called on the international community, including the African Union and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to help resolve the stalemate and pave way for...