By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 29 March 2007 An opposition party in Nigeria has filed an action in court seeking to stop the Independent National Electoral Commission from conducting next month's general elections. For VOA, Gilbert da Costa in Abuja repo...
By Dan Robinson Washington 06 February 2007 The $2.9 trillion federal budget President Bush sent to Congress on Monday is receiving a chilly reception from majority Democrats. VOA's Dan Robinson reports on Democratic criticisms on domestic and foreig...
By Jordan Davis Dakar 29 January 2007 With its reputation for fair elections and peaceful transitions of power, Senegal is often hailed as model democracy in West Africa. Senegalese are scheduled to vote in less than a month to elect a new president...
By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 23 January 2007 Journalists, politicians and observers in Senegal are expressing surprise at the announcement that popular opposition figure, former Prime Minister Idrissa Seck, is rejoining the camp of President Abdoulaye Wad...
By Peter Fedynsky Washington, D.C. 22 January 2007 watch War Presidency report President Bush's State of the Union address on Tuesday will be delivered at a joint session of Congress, where a majority now opposes his call for a troop increase in Ira...
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 10 January 2007 As President Bush prepares to announce a temporary increase of some 21,000 American troops to Iraq, many U.S. lawmakers are expressing renewed opposition to such a plan. VOA's Deborah Tate reports from Ca...
By Scott Stearns White House 06 January 2007 In the coming week, U.S. President George Bush is expected to call for a temporary increase in U.S. troops in Iraq. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, the troop surge idea is already fac...
By Phuong Tran Dakar 26 December 2006 Village leaders from a wide area of Senegal and Guinea-Bissau gathered this week to denounce the traditional practice of female genital mutilation. Public-health advocates have been working for years to educate...
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 08 November 2006 The Nigerian government is under pressure to investigate money laundering charges against a senior presidential aide. The official was indicted by a U.S court for bringing undeclared cash into the United St...
By Tendai Maphosa Harare 01 September 2006 Months after Zimbabwe's main opposition promised unspecified mass action to protest the continued political and economic crisis in the country, the party's leadership Friday led a demonstration to parliamen...