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Mamady Doumbouya declared winner in the 2025 Guinea presidential election
Gen. Mamady Doumbouya has been declared the winner of Guinea’s presidential election. This was the country’s first election since the military takeover four years ago. Partial results released late Tuesday showed the junta leader with an overwhelming lead. According to the General Directorate of Elections, Doumbouya secured 86.72 percent of the ballots counted so far….
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ECOWAS announces plans to cut taxes to lower cost of air travel in West Africa in 2026
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is making a significant effort to reduce...
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ECOWAS Commission President declares a state of emergency in West Africa after a series of coups
A surge of military takeovers and rising security threats has pushed West Africa into a critical...
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Coup attempt collapses in Benin, Talon says mutineers are ‘fleeing’
President Patrice Talon on Sunday condemned a failed attempt to overthrow Benin’s government....
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Embaló flees to Senegal while Guinea-Bissau’s military declares its new ruler
Guinea-Bissau slipped deeper into political turmoil this week as soldiers confirmed a new junta leader and former President Umaro Sissoco Embaló departed for neighboring Senegal after a fiercely...
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Soldiers claim control in Guinea-Bissau, announce takeover on state TV
On Wednesday, November 26, 2025, Face2faceafrica.com reported the news about the seizure of power in Guinea-Bissau. Later, soldiers appeared on state television to confirm they had seized power, three...
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Rights group takes Ghana government to court over secret U.S. deportee deal
Fourteen West African nationals were deported from the United States to Ghana this week under a controversial repatriation agreement between the two countries, according to a lawyer representing the migrants....
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Judge demands Trump administration explain deportation tactics involving Ghana
A federal judge accused the Trump administration of attempting to sidestep court orders by transferring five African immigrants to Ghana, where officials appeared prepared to send them on to nations where...
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Visa fees for all African travelers scrapped by Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso has revealed it has removed visa fees for all African travelers, aiming to facilitate the movement of people and goods into the country. “From now on, any citizen from an African country...
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Ghana confirms arrival of 14 West Africans deported from the U.S
Fourteen migrants deported from the United States arrived in Ghana this week, making the country the first in West Africa to publicly confirm a deal to take in deportees under the Trump administration’s...
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Ivory Coast protesters demand inclusion of opposition leaders in presidential race
Thousands flooded the streets of Abidjan on Saturday, rallying against the exclusion of key opposition figures from Ivory Coast’s October presidential election. The demonstration, according to an...
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Ouattara’s fourth-term bid in Ivory Coast raises alarm over democratic backsliding in West Africa
Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara has announced he will seek a fourth term in office, a move critics fear signals a return to authoritarian-style leadership in a region already grappling...
