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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African Union versus terrorism: the analysis
The modern history of Africa is one of a fight against terrorist groups. Al Qaida, al Shabaab, Boko Haram and the Lord's Resistance Army...
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Macky Sall protects the Senegalese with officially set food prices
On February 24, the day after Russian invasion on Ukraine, President Macky Sall took the decision to lower the prices of basic...
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Marine Le Pen: Cutting off gas and oil imports from Russia would be a blow to French families
Marine Le Pen, a candidate in the French presidential election, opposes sanctions on Russian gas and oil. In her opinion, imposing such...
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Niger's President warns of a "difficult lean season" in the Sahel
Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum warned Wednesday of a "difficult lean season" in West Africa and the Sahel. Bazoum was speaking at an...
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75m of SIM cards blocked in Nigeria
As a consequence of abductions done by kidnappers on Monday, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari enacted a law banning the use of SIM...
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Food crisis looming over Africa
The war in Ukraine and the food crisis are already knocking at African doors. Famine, poverty, and displacements are flooding the...
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Fire on Somaliland's market. Losses of $1.5-2 million
The main market of Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland's autonomous region capital city caught ablaze on Saturday, causing injuries and...
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Senegal: The President urges to battle for food sovereignty
The Senegalese President has called for an individual and collective effort and resilience in winning the battle for food sovereignty as...
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France endorses investigation on Russian activity in Mali
France calls for an international criminal investigation on Russian military activity in Mali. The Russian mercenary Wagner group is...
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Russian bloodbath in Bucha, Ukraine
In Bucha, a town in the Kyiv region that the Russian army has abandoned, Ukrainian soldiers discovered a mass grave where about 300...
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Two attacks in the Nigerian Kaduna region
The Nigerian Kaduna region has suffered from two attacks this week. The first one took place in an airport, the second - on a railroad...
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African Union reinforces Somalian war on terrorism
Today, The African Union (AU) began a new peacekeeping mission in Somalia with the aim of to continuing the fight against the Al Shabab...
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EU boosts WHO vaccine production
The EU is deepening its partnership with the World Health Organisation (WHO) to boost local production of and access to Africa'sAfrica's...
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Niger calls for regional forces against Sahel jihadists
The President of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, called on Nigeria to help build a regional task force to tackle insecurity in the Sahel....
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Sub-Saharan Africa: the development of SARS-CoV-2 continues
In a systematic review of decedents at a clinic in Zambia, SARS-CoV-2 was detected in 1 in 3 of the dead. At the peak of the disease...
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