Election|West Africa

Two major political figures and heads of opposition parties in Cote D'Ivoire – on Sunday received a ministerial mission from the regional bloc – The Economic Community of West African States ECOWAS. The delegation met with the President of the…

Counting is underway in Guinea following Sunday’s elections in which incumbent Alpha Conde controversially stood as a candidate after changing the constitution to allow him to have a third attempt at power. Adolphus Mawolo reports.

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its member organizations are urging political actors in Cote d’Ivoire to engage in dialogue among themselves and with civil society. The plea comes two weeks to go before a tense presidential election.…

Twelve presidential candidates have been cleared to contest the 2020 general elections in Ghana. The twelve include front runners President Nana Akufo-Addo and former President John Mahama who successfully completed and submitted their nomination forms last month as well as…

Ivorian opposition leaders Henri Konan Bédié and Pascal Affi N'Guessan, have called on their activists to boycott the October 31 presidential election. Addressing the media on Thursday in the Ivorian capital Abidjan,   the two opposition candidates denounced an electoral…

 Voting underway in Guinea's presidential election. G

WADR Guinea Elections Special Coverage with Adolphus Mawolo and Deborah Amuwo