Gambia: President Barrow calls emergency meeting over Yahya Jammeh asset sales
Gambian President Adama Barrow convened an emergency Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, May 13, to address the sale of assets confiscated from former president Yahya...
Ibrahim Traoré rejects Africom accusations and defends Burkina Faso’s sovereignty
Burkina Faso’s president, Ibrahim Traoré, has strongly dismissed recent accusations made by U.S. General Michael Langley, head of U.S. Africa Command (Africom), who claimed...
Ivory Coast: Cheick Tidjane Thiam re-elected president of the PDCI-RDA
Cheick Tidjane Thiam was re-elected president of the Democratic Party of Côte d’Ivoire – African Democratic Rally (PDCI-RDA) on Wednesday during the party’s 9th...
Ivory Coast: Tidjane Thiam to run unopposed at PDCI-RDA’s 9th extraordinary congress
Tidjane Thiam will be the sole candidate for the presidency of the PDCI-RDA at the party’s 9th extraordinary congress, scheduled for Wednesday, May 14,...
Ivory Coast: Vincent Toh Bi Irié officially declares 2025 presidential bid
Former Abidjan prefect Vincent Toh Bi Irié announced on Tuesday his candidacy for the October 2025 presidential election.In a formal address to the nation,...
Guinea: junta sets elections for December 2025
Under pressure from the international community and in a bid to restore its economic credibility, Guinea’s ruling junta has announced a new political transition...
Angola: President João Lourenço on official visit to Libreville
Angolan President João Lourenço arrived in Libreville on Monday, May 12, for an official visit to the Republic of Gabon.He was received in the...
Philippines: Rodrigo Duterte wins Davao mayoral race by a landslide despite ICC detention
Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, currently detained by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on charges of crimes against humanity, has secured a resounding victory...
Senegal: Bassirou Diomaye Faye in Abidjan for the 2025 Africa CEO Forum
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye left Dakar on Sunday for Abidjan, where he will take part in the Africa CEO Forum on May 11...
Ivory Coast: Tidjane Thiam steps down as head of PDCI amid legal turmoil
Tidjane Thiam has resigned from his position as president of the Democratic Party of Côte d’Ivoire (PDCI-RDA), according to an announcement made on May...