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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...

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...

May 19, 20221 min read

International powers comment on Mali's withdrawal from G5 Sahel

In the terrorism-torn Sahel, Mali withdrew from an organization congregating regional countries: Mali, Mauritania, Chad, Burkina Faso and...

May 10, 20221 min read

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 2, 20222 min read

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...

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...