Travis Lupick

As the global narcotics trade expands in West Africa, it leaves a trail of addicts in its wake.

Inexpensive mobile phones and online maps are bringing new levels of transparency to elections across the continent.

Credited with rebuilding infrastructure after a civil war, Ernest Bai Koroma won in the first round of voting.

Groups accused of deploying child soldiers, mass rapes and other war crimes are running in Saturday’s election.

With elections two weeks away, pro-government youths are accused of receiving money to harass political rivals.

A growing number of refugees are settling into the neighbouring country with violence at home discouraging their return.

New report says officials and private companies have colluded to secure logging permits and cut down pristine forests.

Squatter areas in the West African state’s capital are being levelled, destroying thousands of homes.

Only 0.58 per cent of Monrovia residents have access to public electricity, as African nation rebuilds after civil war.

Recent protests across Malawi saw 19 people killed, but the government has blamed the victims for their deaths.