Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, UAE Minister of Foreign Trade, made a high-level visit to Gabon, where he met with President General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema and conveyed the greetings of the ...

It had become a familiar scene in West Africa. A group of soldiers appeared on state television in Benin on Sunday to claim ...

Ivory Coast’s incumbent President Alassane Ouattara has been sworn in for a fourth term after taking over 89% of the vote in ...

A reported coup attempt in the Benin Republic on Sunday has added to the growing list of military takeovers across Africa in ...

Benin has joined a growing list of African countries where military officers have seized power since 2020. A group of ...

There are arguments that the normalisation of coups in one country may embolden such in another, creating a cycle of ...

BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) — Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau appeared on state television Wednesday saying they have seized power in the country, following reports of gunshots near the presidential palace, ...

People walk on the street in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Darcicio Barbosa) People walk on the street in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. (AP ...

A Gabon court on Wednesday sentenced the former first lady and son of the oil-rich country's deposed leader Ali Bongo to 20 years in prison following a two-day graft trial. Sylvia Bongo, 62, and ...