Long-ruling Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh, who lost elections last month, has until midday Friday to hand over power and agree to leave the country.
The trial and judgment on the continent has been hailed by the United Nations, Human Rights Watch and other countries and organisations.
Hissene Habre was forced into the dock as his trial resumed in Senegal over a string of atrocities committed during eight bloodsoaked years in power.
Guinea-Bissau’s junta has vowed to defend itself from interference as the international community condemns a two-year transition government.
South Africa has come out against the coup in Guinea-Bissau, saying it was deplorable that the military went this route despite AU-Ecowas warnings.
The Guinea-Bissau army and opposition parties have agreed to set up a transitional body to run the country ahead of talks with regional powers.
Senegal’s Macky Sall, a 50-year-old geologist, ended Abdoulaye Wade’s tenacious rule by triumphing over his mentor.
Macky Sall has his first shot at Senegal’s presidency this weekend after falling out with his mentor and now opponent, President Abdoulaye Wade.
The Faidherbe bridge, a century-old emblem of Senegal’s former riverside capital Saint-Louis, is being fully restored after threatening to collapse.
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/ 14 January 2011
Senegal is turning to Islamic texts and the powerful sway of religious leaders to prevent children from being sent to beg by their Koranic teachers.