Category: West Africa
Mahama, Jonathan to monitor Liberia run-off
Cliff-hanger polls too close to call Analysts By John Eche Two former presidents of West African nations, John Mahama of Ghana and...
Weah, Boakai in last minute drive for votes!
Analysts say Tuesday’s polls outcome too close to call but… By John Eche Ahead of Tuesday’s rescheduled run-off contest,...
Liberia: Concern mounts as UN prepares to disengage
UNMIL Chief thanks Nigerian peacekeepers for their long service in Liberia By Nsikan Ikpe Concern is rising over the...
Liberia: Odds favour Weah in run-off as Brumskine ‘decamps’
Liberian Presidential candidates criss-cross West Africa for support! Frenetic horse-trading going on ahead of Boxing Day...
End now in sight for Liberia’s tortuous presidential polls
Atmosphere still fuzzy as outcome could go either way By Nsikan Ikpe The ruling by Liberia’s Supreme Court to the effect that...
Buhari confirms The Difference report on Togo parley
Protests spill-over to Ghana, assuming ethnic and religious dimensions By Nsikan Ikpe Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has...
Togo: What Olympio’s intervention means for the opposition
Togo prepares for its future For four months and counting, they have sustained unrelenting protests to end 50 years of a one-family...
Ghana, AU clash over judicial authority
‘The Ghana Supreme Court cannot share its authority with any other body’ By John Eche In what observers are presently...
Togo: At last, a family’s 50-year hold is about to end
Faure Gnassingbe may step down in 2020 By Nsikan Ikpe After initially ‘huffing and puffing’ that the political...
U.S to Liberian politicians: We will sanction enemies of democracy!
Move likely to be viewed as interference By Nsikan Ikpe In a move that is likely to be viewed in some quarters as an act of...
