Guinea-Bissau voted Sunday in legislative elections it is hoped will end a protracted leadership deadlock in a country renowned for drug trafficking and instability. Polls closed at 1700 GMT and voting passed off without incident with Kadre Desire Ouedraogo, head of the ECOWAS observation mission, noting calm and discipline on the part of voter ...

A mid-flight engine failure forced an Air France A380 jet with more than 500 passengers on board to turn back to the Ivory Coast capital Abidjan where it landed without further incident early Sunday. We were flying over Niger (to Paris)... I saw a ball of flame for a few seconds and then a large bang on the left side of the aircraft, Baudelair ...

Former South African president Jacob Zuma used the country 39;s intelligence services for his own political and personal interests, most notably against his successor, Cyril Ramaphosa, a government report charges. Published Saturday on Ramaphosa 39;s initiative, the report of about 100 pages details serious breaches of the Constitution, ...

The West African state of Guinea-Bissau was holding key legislative elections on Sunday aimed at ending a protracted political crisis. Here is some background: Four coups A former Portuguese colony and onetime important source of slaves for the Americas, the small country on Africa 39;s western bulge achieved independence i ...

Voters in Guinea-Bissau went to the polls Sunday to elect a new parliament in the hope of ending a protracted leadership deadlock in a country that has become renowned for drug trafficking and instability. I came to vote because I want the development of my country. I hope that the day passes off calmly, said Victor Pereira, 42. The o ...

As Ghana 39;s urban landscape gently slides by the train window, Shaibu Amoah swells with pride. The 37-year-old has been helping to renovate railway lines in Accra since June, clearing debris and shovelling ballast in the hot sun. When the short line from Accra to the port of Tema finally reopened in January, Amoah was on the first pu ...