After returning to Ivory Coast in 2022, Thiam re-entered politics and rejoined the Democratic Party (PDCI), the former ...

Covering the World's Second-largest Continent Welcome to our brand-new show - Firstpost Africa - that brings you stories from across the world from Africa's lens. From the coup epidemic to a dynamic ...

Former Gabonese president Ali Bongo's wife, Sylvia, and son, Noureddi, flew with him to Luanda, Angola, last night after the ...

If you needed any reminders that Africa is an often high-risk jurisdiction for Australian mining companies and explorers, ...

While many continue to look at Burkina Faso as the next likely site of political upheaval, they may be looking in the wrong ...

After Eton and a successful career in the British Army, he became, in his words, “the go-to guy for military coups.” The ...

President Alassane Ouattara of Côte d’Ivoire on Wednesday presided over a council of ministers meeting at the presidential ...

The former president of Gabon who was ousted in a 2023 coup has been allowed to leave the country and has flown to Angola ...

The African Union has lifted sanctions against Gabon after the central African nation was suspended following a coup led by General Brice Oligui Nguema in August 2023. After a two-year transitional ...

Mali's military leader Gen Assimi Goïta has won the backing of key political allies to be declared president for the next ...

Burkina Faso's new president came to power in a dramatic coup, winning hearts across Africa with fiery rhetoric and viral social media appeal.