Paramilitary police charged with rape in Guinea
Guinea's leading human rights group confirmed that a member of the country's paramilitary police unit was found guilty of raping a female demonstrator ...
Meningitis outbreak kills at least 40 in Guinea
Health officials say a meningitis outbreak has killed at least 40 people in the West African nation of Guinea. Conde Lansine, a doctor in the eastern ...
Cameroon's ruling party wins Senate election
The party of Cameroon's entrenched ruler Paul Biya won 56 of the 70 contested seats in the nation's first-ever senatorial election, the Supreme Court ...
Experts: West Africa piracy takes root in Nigeria
The piracy targeting the coast of West Africa takes root in the oil-slicked creeks of Nigeria's southern delta, where militants steal millions of ...
Guinea police fire tear gas to disperse protesters
Security forces in Guinea clashed with opposition protesters on Thursday who are opposed to the June date set for legislative elections, leaving at ...
US missionary pilot missing off West Africa coast
The small plane carrying only its American pilot disappeared 10 days ago just miles from a refueling stop at a West African island in the middle of ...
World sea piracy down 35 percent in first quarter
World sea piracy fell 35 percent from a year ago in the first quarter of 2013, with the spotlight shifting to West Africa as navies helped keep ...
Guinea: Opposition to protest election date
The Guinean opposition on Sunday called for a march to protest President Alpha Conde's announcement that elections will be held on June 30.
Guinea: Ex-leader Dadis Camara comes for burial
Exiled former coup leader Moussa Dadis Camara arrived in Guinea Saturday in the southern town of Nzerekore to attend the funeral of his mother, ...
Guinea's opposition pulls out of talks
Aboubacar Sylla, a spokesman for Guinea's coalition of opposition parties, announced that the country's opposition is pulling out of talks with the ...
US eyes anti-piracy effort along west Africa coast
The U.S. and some of its allies are considering plans to increase anti-piracy operations along Africa's west coast, spurred on by concerns that money ...
Guinea: Attacks on 2 private radio stations
A journalists' association in Guinea says that two privately-owned radio stations have been attacked, as political tensions rise before Guinea's ...
Guinea: 1 dead, more than 100 injured in protests
Relatives say one protester was killed as the capital, Conakry, was rocked by two days of anti-government demonstrations in which more than 100 people ...
Guinea police fire tear gas at march, many injured
Officials say security forces fired tear gas at protests that turned violent after opposition marchers started throwing stones in Guinea's capital.
Guinea police disperse anti-government rioters
Anti-riot police fired tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters who barricaded streets and threw stones at vehicles in the capital, Conakry.
Guinea: Opposition offices burned in Kankan
Residents of the provincial city of Kankan say that the offices of an opposition leader were wrecked by government supporters. Kankan inhabitant ...
Guinea electoral body appoints South African firm
Guinea's National Electoral Commission has approved the hiring of South African software firm Waymark to compile a new list of registered voters for ...
Guinea honors 11 officers who died in plane crash
The 11 Guinean officers who died in a plane crash in Liberia are being honored at a state funeral presided over by the West African country's ...
Witnesses: 3 killed, others raped by Guinea army
A military crackdown on protesters in a remote Guinean town this week left three people dead and dozens more wounded, while at least three women were ...
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