Year: 2012

By KRISTA LARSON Associated Press AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell Wade called Sall around 9:30 p.m. (2130 GMT) Sunday to congratulate him on his victory, state television reported. The move alleviated fears that Wade would attempt to...

Ghana Airbus Military C295 A military aircraft carrying Moroccan side Raja Casablanca from Sunyani to Accra had to make an emergency landing at the Takoradi Airport on Sunday night due to bad weather. The flight contained 29...

* Wade congratulates rival Sall in telephone call * Vote tests Senegal’s stability after protests (Adds early results, celebrations in Dakar) By Diadie Ba and Bate Felix DAKAR, March 25 (Reuters) – Senegal’s...

by Malick Rokhy Ba – DAKAR (AFP) Macky Sall’s political career appeared to have peaked under Abdoulaye Wade, where after serving as prime minister he fell from favour. On Sunday however, he replaced his former mentor...

by Serge Daniel – BAMAKO (AFP) Captain Amadou Haya Sanogo, once a US-trained English instructor to his fellow Malian officers, has emerged as the leader of a military junta which ousted a democratic regime. The middle-aged...