Election|West Africa

Cote d’Ivoire’s victims group (CVCI), an organization of victims of crises in the country, on Monday, denoufnced incitement to ethnic violence less than a week before the presidential election. The president of the group Issiaka Diaby said that people want…

Tensions remain high in Guinea following the disputed October 18 presidential election which incumbent Alpha Conde won. The results announced by the electoral commission gave Conde 59.5% of the total vote cast. Opposition leader Celiou Dalein Diallo disputes the results…

Violence is escalating in Guinea as the country awaits results from last weekend’s presidential elections. Preliminary results show Guinea’s President Alpha Conde, 82, ahead in the polls and the electoral commission said final results should be announced on Saturday. Eyewitnesses…

The Ghana Police Service has released details of 4,098 flashpoints across the country that could experience electoral violence ahead of the December election. The list provided to the National Election Security Taskforce is expected to guide tactical arrangements and deployments…

Witness accounts, satellite imagery and video footage authenticated and analyzed by Amnesty International confirm that Guinean defence and security forces fired live ammunition at protesters after the disputed presidential election on 18 October. Many people were killed and injured during…

Major cities and towns in Guinea are bracing up for more violence as the National Front for the Defense of the Constitution calls on the population to go out on the streets and demonstrate against the 3rd term mandate of…

The home of Guinea’s opposition leader and main challenger of incumbent Alpha Conde has been laid under siege by the security forces. It came a day after Celou Dalein Diallo declared himself winner of Sunday’s presidential election. The ruling party…

The Association of Foreign Press in Côte d'Ivoire has voiced concern over the incessant physical and verbal attacks and threats against correspondents of the international press. The association points accusing fingers at some supporters of political parties and law enforcement…

Guinea’s President Alpha Conde called for calm on Wednesday as opposition protests over initial results from Sunday’s election, which showed him leading the field, turned deadly. Security Minister Damantang Albert Camara said at least six people were killed, including two…

There appears to be a still mate between the government and the opposition of Cote d’Ivoire. Opponents rejected Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko’s invitation to the negotiating table to discuss the political situation marred by a crisis, before the October 31…

The Guinean embassy near Monrovia has been attacked by angry Guinean nationals in protest against their recently held presidential election. The angry Guineans vandalized a portion of the embassy, including vehicles as they attempted to dethrone their Ambassador Abdoulaye Dore.…

Guinea's opposition candidate Cellou Dalein Diallo declared himself the winner of the West African country's presidential election Monday before the official results have been announced, setting up a tense showdown with the incumbent leader of a decade. The party of…