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 ...

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

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

Tidjane Thiam, a former international banker and the leader of Ivory Coast's main opposition party, has told the BBC that he ...