West Africa
LIBERIA: Assembly chooses new speaker and deputy
The Transitional Legislative Assembly (NTLA) yesterday elected George Koukou, a member of former...
LiberiaTOGO: Gnassingbe steps down but remains in picture
President Faure Gnassingbe announced over the weekend that he would step down as president.
TogoTOGO: Resolution would reflect well on regional bodies
The Togolese army appeared to have backed down yesterday over the coup which installed Faure...
TogoTOGO: Succession condemned as 'coup'
The authorities today refused landing rights to an aircraft carrying a top-level African Union...
TogoAFRICA/US/EUROPE: Clearing House key to US plans
The second meeting of the Africa Clearing House was held in Stuttgart last month. The US...
AfricaAFRICA: Polio vaccination programme begins
The World Health Organisation (WHO) will tomorrow begin a new round of vaccinations in its...
WEST AFRICA: Locust swarms threaten agriculture
The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) announced on Friday that unless drastic measures are...
West AfricaIVORY COAST: Accra accord is unlikely to stick
Sierra Leone President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah will host a summit with counterparts from Mali, Burkina...
Ivory Coast
