While Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf or Malawi's Joyce Banda testify to the rise of women in African politics, women are also making their mark behind the scenes in Africa's corridors of power. Whether dressed in Western business suits or [.
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A decision by an examining magistrate on May 17 to throw out the case in the Talon affair has raised [...]
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Several documents submitted by Benin's government in recent days could persuade magistrates at the Paris appeals court to put off [...]
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Ivory Coast is expected to shortly appoint Ahmadou Bakayoko as new managing director of the state-controlled media group RTI (Radio-Television [...]
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The imprisonment of Michel Gbagbo, which was discussed during François Hollande and Alassane Ouattara's meeting in Paris on April 11, [...]
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Alassane Ouattara has emerged weaker from Ivory Coast's local elections on April 14. More than a warning, the vote has underscored a shift among the Ivorian electorate towards independent candidates.
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Aminata Toure, Senegal’s justice minister and a former Time magazine “leader of the 21st century” will apparently stop at nothing to bring corruption to its knees in Senegal - even if that means detaining her ex-husband.
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In a country that already has 160 political parties, a number of plucky outsiders have decided to throw their hat into the ring in Mali’s upcoming presidential elections.
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Ever mindful of the army, President Denis Sassou Nguesso has appointed new military attaches in a number of strategically important embassies around the world.
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Ali Bongo is understood to be planning a government reshuffle that will give him an even tighter grip on power. Observers are wondering whether Raymond Ndong Sima will survive as prime minister.
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On the advice of Burkina Faso’s President Blaise Compaore, Ivory [...]
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According to a confidential document obtained by West Africa Newsletter [...]
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The crisis in Mali has not scared away Havas Worldwide, [...]
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French construction group Bouygues has won the contract to extend [...]
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Getting money out of the Gabonese government is no easy [...]
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The overthrow of President Francois Bozize has been particularly costly [...]
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Bolloré, concession holder of the Cameroon Railway Corporation (Camrail), signed [...]
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Continued instability in the Sahel has drawn private security companies [...]
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Max Air, a new local private airline, received the green-light [...]
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Lebanese businessman Ali Ghazal is planning to build a CFA [...]
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Jean-Louis Osso, the transport and civil aviation advisor to President [...]
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