If we do not take care, presidents will make lawlessness the standard of our civic life. Let’s make sure it does not come to that!

Guinean President Alpha Condé has said his country is ready to aid its West African neighbours in the regional fight against the Islamist militants.

Niger will not extradite al-Saadi Gaddafi even though the son of the slain Libyan leader violated his asylum conditions with "subversive" comments.

One of Gaddafi’s sons has been granted asylum in Niger for humanitarian reasons, the country’s President Mahamadou Issoufou has said.