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Senegal's youngest president Faye set to be sworn into office, pledges reforms Left-winger Bassirou Diomaye Faye will be sworn in as Senegal's youngest president on Tuesday pledging reforms to build on his stunning election win just 10 days after he was released from prison.

Senegal's incoming president to take office with two first ladies In the closing moments of the electoral campaign, Senegal's president-elect Bassirou Diomaye Faye, who is due to be sworn in as the country's new leader on Tuesday, stepped onto the stage holding the hands of both his wives Marie...

DR Congo appoints Judith Suminwa Tuluka as its first female prime minister The Democratic Republic of Congo’s planning minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka was Monday appointed as the African nation’s first woman prime minister, state television announced.

Parties and NGOs demand Mali elections In tonight’s edition : Dozens of political, civilian and rights groups call on Mali's ruling military junta to arrange democratic elections as soon as possible. Although Tunisians are one of the biggest groups of migrants risking the dangerous sea journey...

Senegal: Top court confirms Bassirou Diomaye Faye's election victory In tonight's edition: Senegal's top court confirms opposition leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye's election victory. This comes after he was hosted by outgoing leader Macky Sall, marking a swift transfer of power following weeks of...

Climate change and gold mining threaten West Africa's cocoa production Chocolate eggs and bunnies are more expensive than ever this Easter as changing climate patterns eat into global cocoa supplies and the earnings of farmers in West Africa who are also fighting to preserve their land against...

African Union 'warmly congratulates' Senegal's Faye on presidential election win The African Union on Friday congratulated anti-establishment opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye on his victory in Senegal's presidential election and hailed the "unanimous acceptance of the results".

Senegal top court confirms Bassirou Diomaye Faye's election victory Senegal's Constitutional Council on Friday confirmed the presidential election victory of opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye, paving the way for his inauguration as the country's fifth president.

South Africa : Electoral officials bar ex-president Zuma from May vote In tonight's edition, former South African president Jacob Zuma is barred from upcoming elections because of his past convictions.

Senegal's Sall holds 'courteous' meeting with president-elect Faye Senegal's anti-establishment leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye, whose weekend election victory could be officially confirmed within days, was welcomed at the presidential palace Thursday by outgoing leader Macky Sall.

Provisional results confirm large win for Senegal’s Faye in presidential vote Anti-establishment figure Bassirou Diomaye Faye has comfortably won the Senegalese presidential election with 54.28 percent of votes in the first round, official provisional results showed Wednesday.

French court hands former Liberian commander 30-year sentence A French court on Wednesday handed former Liberian rebel commander Kunti Kamara a 30-year prison sentence for violence against civilians and complicity in crimes against humanity during Liberia's first civil war.

Tunisian court sentences four to death for 2013 assassination of Chokri Belaid Four people were sentenced Wednesday to death and two to life in prison for a murder that sparked widespread unrest in Tunisia and became emblematic of the country's early challenges transitioning from dictatorship to...

Senegal’s Faye gets 54.28% of presidential vote, provisional results show Anti-establishment figure Bassirou Diomaye Faye has comfortably won the Senegalese presidential election with 54.28 percent of votes in the first round, official provisional results showed Wednesday.

Four men sentenced to death for 2013 killing of Tunisian politician In tonight's edition: The family of slain Tunisian opposition politician Chokri Belaid say they feel some relief after his convicted killers were handed capital sentences.

Sudan Liberation Movement pledges to fight alongside army against RSF In tonight's edition: The leader of a breakaway Darfur faction says his fighters will stand with the Sudanese army as it battles the Rapid Support Forces, which is accused of atrocities in Darfur. Also: bank customers in...

Tunisian authorities crack down on dissenting voices Since Tunisian President Kais Saied seized full governing powers in July 2021, concern has been growing about a crackdown on free speech and dissent in the country. In the last year, about 50 political opponents have been in jail in various...

Senegal's opposition leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye set to become president Senegal’s little-known, 44-year-old opposition leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye was named the country's next president on Monday, less than two weeks after being released from prison to run in the election.

Togo adopts new constitution, parliament set to elect president Togolese lawmakers adopted a new constitution on Monday, moving the country from a presidential to a parliamentary system and giving parliament the power to elect the president of the small West African country.

Senegal opposition's Faye set to become president after rival concedes defeat Senegal opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye was set to be declared the country's next president after his rival from the ruling coalition called him on Monday to concede defeat.