Ivory Coast's military ruler, General Robert Guei, said Monday he had escaped an assassination attempt at his residence during the night but that two of his bodyguards had been killed. "Some young ...

Burkina Faso's military government has said it foiled a "major plot" to overthrow junta leader Capt Ibrahim Traoré, with the ...

Why ex-bank boss Tidjane Thiam has been barred from seeking the Ivorian presidency - and the potential fallout.

It is disappointing to read so much disinformation and distortion, from so many prominent academics, in such a short letter (“Locking Thiam out of the Ivorian election risks fresh instability”, May 13 ...

Tidjane Thiam, a former international banker and the leader of Ivory Coast's main opposition party, has told the BBC that he will not give up his place on the presidential ballot without a fight.

Tidjane Thiam, the former chief executive officer of Credit Suisse Group AG, quit as head of Ivory Coast’s main opposition ...