Azali Assoumani elected the new president of the African Union
On Saturday, 18th of February, Macky Sall handed the power over African Union to Azali Assoumani, the president of Comoros. The latter...
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Burkina, Mali and Guinea call for the lifting of ECOWAS and AU sanctions
On February 9, the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso held a meeting in Ouagadougou. The gathering ended with...
Lavrov in Mali: we seek further cooperation in the Sahel
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visit to Mali ended on Tuesday, 7 February. During his stay, the head of the Russian diplomacy was...
Burkina Faso ousts French soldiers
Several hundred people gathered on Friday, January 20, in Ouagadougou to demand the departure of the French ambassador to Burkina Faso,...
Africa: Eight presidential elections in prospect in 2023
The upcoming year will bring about eight critical presidential elections. These will include: • Nigeria in February, • Sierra Leone in...
62nd ECOWAS summit
The ECOWAS Heads of State held a summit yesterday in Abuja. The discussion entailed the political situation in Mali, Guinea and Burkina...
Failed coup in São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe, the archipelago renowned for its stability, experienced a coup attempt on the night of Thursday to Friday,...
EU pledges over €1 billion to help Africa combat climate change
The European Union (EU) will pay more than one billion euros to help Africa adapt to climate change, announced the Vice-President of the...
DRC expels the Rwandan ambassador for M23 support
The Supreme Defense Council decided on the expulsion of the Rwandan ambassador to the DRC. This decision follows Rwanda's proven support...
ECOWAS president on a peace mission in Russia and Ukraine
The current president of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Umaro Sissoco Embalo, began an official visit to Russia...
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Guinea: Legislative body sets three-year transition period
On May 11, the legislative body of the transition adopted the timetable for the return to constitutional order. It was expected, but the...
May 12, 20222 min read
The president of Togo eases the tension in Mali vs ECOWAS conflicts
The negotiations between ECOWAS and Mali are deadlocked in a disagreement over the duration of the Malian transition. Meanwhile, Faure...
May 10, 20221 min read
Tshisekedi and Kir meet to "stabilize the border towns”
Arriving Sunday in Juba (South Sudan), the President of DRC, Felix Tshisekedi, had a one-on-one meeting with his Sudanese counterpart...
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UNSG: a permanent seat in the Security Council for an African country
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed his opinion on changing the current way the United Nations Security Council...
May 9, 20221 min read
The COP15 against desertification opens in Ivory Coast
The COP15 against deforestation opens today in Abidjan. Nine African heads of state, including those of Niger, the DRC and Togo, are...
May 9, 20221 min read
West Africa: Togo mediates between Mali and ECOWAS
Togo's President Faure Gnassingbe has agreed to mediate the crisis between Mali and ECOWAS, which has imposed sanctions on the country....
May 5, 20221 min read
Guinea: justice proceedings against Alpha Condé and his ministers begin
The public prosecutor at the Conakry Court of Appeals has initiated "immediate" proceedings against the former head of state and several...
May 5, 20222 min read
Mali: the presence of French and European soldiers on our soil illegal
In a press release published on Monday, May 2, the ruling junta in Bamako announced that it would denounce the defense agreements...
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visits Senegal
Antonio Guterres arrived in Dakar on Saturday evening for an African tour. As the first stop, he was paid a visit to Senegal and was...
May 2, 20221 min read
Guinea: the military junta expects a 39-month transition
On Saturday, April 30, President Colonel Mamady Doumbouya announced publicly that in the course of consultations, the Guinean...
Apr 29, 20221 min read
ECOWAS decision appreciated by Guinean stakeholders
The Forum des Forces Sociales de Guinée requested the postponement of the April 25 ultimatum (more on the topic here). They cherished...
Apr 28, 20221 min read
DRC and Kenya call on armed groups to "prioritize peace"
The first phase of consultations between the armed group representatives and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government ended on...
Apr 28, 20221 min read
ECOWAS with a new mission to Guinea and Burkina Faso
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) sent a mission to Guinea and Burkina Faso to prepare a report for the next summit....
Apr 25, 20223 min read
Italy seeks independence from Russian gas in Algeria, Egypt, DRC, Angola
The government of Italy is diversifying its portfolio of gas suppliers to end the cooperation with Russia on the matter. The officials...
Apr 22, 20222 min read
DRC: EAC members meet in Nairobi to set new rules
A mini-summit held under the chairmanship of Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenyan head of state and current chair of the Community of East African...
Apr 22, 20222 min read
Ivory Coast: A new 32-member government to "reduce state expenditure"
On Wednesday, the Ivorian Head of State, Alassane Ouattara, reshuffled the government "to reduce state expenditure," given the global...
Apr 21, 20221 min read
A ray of hope for DR Congo
This month caused a spark of optimism in the troubled country. Firstly, DRC joined the East African Community (EAC) as its seventh...
Apr 20, 20222 min read
Against obstacles, African Union launches a new mission to Somalia
The African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) ended on April 1, 2022. It was replaced by ATMIS – the African Union Transition Mission in...
Apr 15, 20221 min read
The cruiser "Moskva" sunk. Russian Ministry of Defense confirms
The Russian Defense Ministry has reported that the cruiser "Moscow" sank while being towed to port. The missile cruiser Moskva, on which...
Apr 15, 20222 min read
Mali: Germany calls for an end to cooperation with the Russians
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said Wednesday in Bamako that the Europeans couldn't cooperate with Malian forces as long as...
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