Reuters

Guinea-Bissau's army chief vowed on Thursday to never retire or resign, casting doubt over any future civilian government's attempt to wrest back control of the West African nation from the army. The country was thrown into turmoil last year when soldiers under the command of General Antonio Injai ousted interim President Raimundo Pereira and Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Junior days before a runoff election Gomes Junior was favored to win.

The loser of Mali's presidential election vowed on Tuesday to build the war-torn West African country's first real opposition in years, as Malians applauded his admission of defeat that dispelled fears of fresh conflict. Soumaila Cisse conceded late on Monday as it became clear former prime minister Ibrahim Boubacar Keita had swept Sunday's second-round vote with a promise to restore the pride of a nation riven by a military coup and Islamist revolt last year. Keita faces a daunting task to rebuild a broken nation, despite pledges of more than $4 billion in international aid. He must reach a peace deal with northern Tuareg separatist rebels, overhaul the armed forces and tackle widespread corruption. On the streets of the riverside ca

Rwanda's Democratic Green Party said on Monday it will sit out September's parliamentary election after the electoral commission took three years to register it, finally doing so just days before the deadline.

The United States still plans to hold a major military exercise called Bright Star in Egypt in mid-September, Defense Secretary Hagel said on Wednesday, even after the Egyptian military's toppling of the president and the violence that has ensued.