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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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...
Jun 27, 20221 min read
Madagascar is celebrating its 60th independence anniversary
Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, was in hullabaloo on Sunday morning. The country celebrates the 62nd anniversary of its...
Jun 20, 20222 min read
Sudan: A third of the population facing acute food insecurity
A record 15 million people in Sudan, or a third of the population, are currently facing acute food insecurity, the United Nations World...
Jun 16, 20222 min read
Malian humanitarian situation is worsening
More than 1.8 million people in Mali are at risk of being in immediate need of food, the highest level since 2014, the Special...
Jun 2, 20221 min read
Abolition of capital punishment in the Central African Republic
In the Central African Republic (CAR), the deputies adopted a law abolishing the death penalty and the use of torture. This victory for...
May 31, 20221 min read
DRC: demonstrations against Rwanda
A series of demonstrations started in the DRC, targeting Rwanda. The Congolese government officially accuses it of supporting the M23 in...
May 20, 20221 min read
In DRC, a ton and a half of ivory was seized in Lubumbashi
Natural Resources Network NGO reported that the intercepted ivory represents the slaughter of 80 to 100 elephants. This is one of the...
May 11, 20221 min read
Senegal grants financial aid to more than 500,000 poor households
On May 10, the Senegalese President Macky Sall launched a program of financial allocations for more than 500,000 poor households to help...
May 4, 20222 min read
Reports on Wagner group activity in Africa
Human rights watch (HRW) accused Wagner group members of beating, torturing and executing civilians between February 2019 and November...
May 3, 20221 min read
Senegal: the army strikes at traffickers' bases
The National Army seized several tons of cannabis from recently conquered rebel bases along the border strip with Gambia. "The operations...
Apr 29, 20221 min read
Senegal: in 100 days, the Regional Express Trains carried 5M passengers and brought 3B CFA
The Minister of Infrastructure, Land Transport and Disenclavement of Senegal, Mansour Faye, boasted of having transported 5 million...
Apr 25, 20221 min read
DRC: Salaries raised by 30% in the public sector
"The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government announces the increase of the basic salaries of all civil servants and public agents...
Apr 15, 20222 min read
Flooding in South Africa. More than 340 people dead, hundreds homeless
Residents in South Africa's coastal province of KwaZulu-Natal are battling the effects of one of the worst floods to hit the region on...
Apr 12, 20222 min read
Sri Lanka on the verge of bankruptcy. Colombo swarmed with protesters
"We are temporarily suspending interest payments on bonds. We need the foreign exchange reserves to import basic products, including fuel...
Apr 12, 20222 min read
DRC: Head of government visits Goma
The Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde, visited the northern province of Kivu in the...
Apr 12, 20222 min read
Senegal: Christian youth distributes meals to Muslims
In Dakar, the capital of Senegal, Young Christians distributed water, dates, sandwiches and coffee to motorists and pedestrians crossing...
Apr 11, 20222 min read
DRC: M23 rebels abandon captured territories
The M23 rebels announced their withdrawal from several locations in the territory of Rutshuru in the east of the Democratic Republic of...
Apr 11, 20221 min read
Senegal condemns the "racist and degrading" treatment inflicted on one of its nationals in Italy
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad (MAESE) condemned a "racist, inhuman and degrading treatment inflicted on one of its...
Apr 8, 20221 min read
UN Security Council discusses the situation in Mali and Moura
The situation in Mali was at the heart of a new meeting of the UN Security Council on Thursday, 7 April. It was an opportunity to discuss...
Apr 8, 20222 min read
Guinea: Several former ministers prosecuted by the courts
A former prime minister and three ministers of deposed Guinean President Alpha Conde were charged Wednesday with the alleged embezzlement...
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