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Liberias senate on Tuesday backed the establishment of a war crimes court meant to bring overdue justice to victims of serious abuses committed during the West African countrys two civil wars....

MONROVIA (Reuters) - Liberia's senate on Tuesday backed the establishment of a war crimes court meant to bring overdue justice to victims of serious abuses committed during the West African country's two civil wars.

Political parties in Mali have requested a time frame for presidential elections after the ruling junta failed to organise polls within a promised 24-month transition back to democracy. Mali has been under military rule since August 2020, the first of eight coups in West and Central Africa over four years, including in its neighbours Burkina Faso and Niger. Mali's current junta seized power in a second 2021 coup and later promised to take 24 months from March 2022 to restore civilian rule...

Lack of rain and strong sun in most of Ivory Coasts main cocoa regions last week could hinder the April-to-September mid-crop, farmers said on Monday. The world’s top cocoa producer...

Senegals Constitutional Council on Friday confirmed the presidential election victory of opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye, paving the way for his inauguration as the countrys fifth... -March 29, 2024 at 04:23 pm EDT - MarketScreener

DAKAR (Reuters) - Senegal's Constitutional Council on Friday confirmed the presidential election victory of opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye, paving the way for his inauguration as the country's fifth president.

DAKAR (Reuters) -Senegal opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye, a political newcomer popular among the country's disaffected youth, was set to be declared the next president after his main rival called him on Monday to concede defeat. Provisional results showed Faye with about 53.7% and Amadou Ba - from the current ruling coalition - with 36.2% based on tallies from 90% of polling stations in the first-round vote, the electoral commission said. Ba and President Macky Sall both congratu...

Chads Constitutional Council on Sunday cleared 10 candidates for this years long-awaited presidential election, including interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby and the countrys... -March 25, 2024 at 12:40 am EDT - MarketScreener

A mix of above and below average rainfall that fell in Ivory Coasts main cocoa-growing regions last week will be sufficient to support the upcoming April-to-September mid-crop, farmers said on...

Early results in Senegals presidential polls suggested opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye may have clinched an outright majority, though his rival in the ruling coalition said a run-off... -March 25, 2024 at 05:09 am EDT - MarketScreener