Browsing: West Africa Politics

The president has called for an inquiry into the postponement of the elections

The DG of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry estimated financial losses from the delay at some $1.5 billion.

What was behind the delay, what will the impact be and what is next?

Opposition demands resignation of electoral commission boss

Opinion is divided between those who wanted to boycott the election and those keen to vote.

The move has triggered criticism from several EU states worried about their economic relations with the listed states

Previous fires have occurred in Abia state, also in the southeast, and the central state of Plateau

Accidents sometimes occur at political rallies in Nigeria, which are often crowded.

Violence erupted in Tambacounda, pitching supporters of President Macky Sall against those of opposition candidate Issa Sall.

About a hundred former fighters with the Movement for Justice and the Rehabilitation of Niger (MJRN) handed over a significant arsenal