Nine sailors abducted in pirate attack off Gabon coast
Armed assailants abducted nine sailors after boarding a fishing trawler off the coast of Gabon on Saturday night, in the latest piracy incident reported in […]
Articles by Geraldine Boechat
Peaceful Polls as Vote Counting Begins in Benin’s Legislative and Municipal Elections
Vote counting commenced across Benin on Sunday after polling stations closed in the country’s combined legislative and municipal elections. Polls opened nationwide at 7:00 a.m. […]
Equatorial Guinea Formally Moves Capital from Malabo to Ciudad de la Paz
Equatorial Guinea has officially designated Ciudad de la Paz as its new capital following the publication of a presidential decree on Saturday, January 3, marking […]
Benin and Niger Expel Diplomats as Bilateral Tensions Deepen
Benin and Niger have exchanged diplomatic expulsions this week, underscoring two years of strained relations between the West African neighbours, diplomatic sources said on Sunday. […]
Central African Republic’s Touadera Wins Third Term Amid Contested Poll
Provisional results released Tuesday, January 6, 2026, by the National Electoral Authority show President Faustin-Archange Touadera securing a third term with 76.15% of the vote […]
Angola and DRC Leaders Confer on Peace Initiatives Amid Ongoing Eastern Conflict
President João Lourenço of Angola, who also serves as current Chairperson of the African Union (AU), held on Monday a high‑level meeting in Luanda with […]
Heightened Tensions Grip Burkina Faso Amid Suspected Coup Attempt
Burkina Faso experienced a tense night from Saturday 3 to Sunday 4 January, with heightened security alerts reported in Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso following suspicions of […]
Mauritania’s SNIM Workers Launch One-Hour Protest Over Bonus Exclusion
Workers at Mauritania’s state-owned National Industrial and Mining Company (SNIM) announced they will halt work for one hour on Monday morning to protest their exclusion […]
Sonko Flags Hidden Debt Risks as Senegal’s Public Liabilities Surge Beyond GDP
Speaking in Passi on Thursday, 01 January 2026, during the closing of a 72-hour cultural and sporting event, Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko disclosed that […]
Ivory Coast Targets Gabon’s Food Security with Major Agro-Industrial Investment Drive
Côte d’Ivoire has announced a strategic expansion of its investments in Gabon’s agri-food sector, positioning itself as a key partner in Libreville’s push for food […]