The Council of Ministers confirmed the date of the vote after a meeting in Libreville chaired by the military ruler, General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema.

Gabon's transitional government said Thursday that presidential elections would be held on April 12, a key step towards ...

LIBREVILLE, Gabon -- Gabon will hold a presidential election on April 12, the council of ministers said. The West African ...

A prosecutor in junta-led Guinea on Monday requested a five-year prison sentence for a former prime minister on trial for embezzlement, corruption and money laundering, an AFP journalist saw.

Reliance on Russia’s military offerings has become increasingly prevalent in parts of Africa, amid an aggressive push by ...

The main opposition coalition in Guinea has called for its members to withdraw from ...

John Mahama has been sworn in as Ghana’s new president. He inherits a host of security challenges by dint of the country’s position in the west African region, which has become increasingly volatile.

COTONOU, Benin — Militants inflicted heavy losses on Benin’s armed forces during an attack this week on a fortified military ...

Guinea could hold a presidential and legislative election this year, the government spokesman said on Thursday, more than three years after a junta seized power in a coup.

military leaders, four allied governors and four Supreme Court justices — including Alexandre de Moraes, who presides over investigations into the coup attempt — for a ceremony at the ...

For the United States, obtaining access to critical minerals (CMs) and rare earth elements (REEs) is a strategy now associated with nearshoring. However, Washington is also engaging Uzbekistan, as the ...

receiving contingents of Russian military instructors from the shadowy mercenary group, Wagner. Wagner forces have also reportedly arrived in Equatorial Guinea where they are tasked with ...