Guinea-Bissau’s junta has vowed to defend itself from interference as the international community condemns a two-year transition government.

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.

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.

Guinea’s first free election since independence was met with praise and relief on Tuesday, but observers warned the days to come were crucial.

Four million Guineans vote on Sunday in the first democratic election in the West African nation.

In a dusty basement in Dakar, the archived history of nearly two centuries of French presence in West Africa is in an advanced state of degradation.