Kerosene shortage at Dakar airport
Dakar airport has been hit by a shortage of kerosene due to “unfavourable international conditions” and its operator is calling on airlines landing there to […]
Articles by Geraldine Boechat
Allassane Ouatara appoints a new Vice-president and reappoints PM Patrick Achi
Côte d’Ivoire has a new Vice-president: central banker Tiémoko Meyliet Koné was appointed on Tuesday by Head of State Alassane Ouattara to the post, which […]
Bamako receives new Russian helicopter gunships and radars
The ruling military junta in Bamako announced Monday that it had received a new shipment of Russian equipment for the Malian armed forces, including “two […]
Malian army and Nigerian Air Forces announced elimination of several terrorists
The Malian army announced Saturday evening that it had eliminated “a dozen terrorists,” including a French-Tunisian jihadist “cadre,” during two air strikes carried out Thursday […]
Guinea: The junta details the steps leading to the return of power to civilians
The Minister of Territorial Administration and Decentralization, Mory Condé, detailed ten “key steps” late last week that would lead to the return of power to […]
UN investigates alleged killings of civilians in Central African Republic
The UN mission in the Central African Republic announced that it has opened an investigation into unconfirmed reports by Bangui of the killings of a […]
DRC: The Minister of Hydrocarbons questioned and heard by the ANR
Didier Budimbu Ntubuanga, Minister of Hydrocarbons, was released on Thursday evening after spending a night in the premises of the National Intelligence Agency (ANR) in […]
Niger: Seven police officers killed in an attack on a border post with Burkina Faso
Seven policemen were killed and sixteen wounded in a new attack by suspected jihadists on the Petelkole border post between Niger and Burkina Faso, local […]
Three Germans arrested in central Mali
The army announced in a communiqué issued during the night of April 12-13, 2022, the arrest of three Europeans in central Mali. There are no […]
Ivorian Prime Minister Patrick Achi resigns
Ivorian Prime Minister Patrick Achi has tendered his resignation to President Alassane Ouattara, according to local press reports. The announcement, made on Wednesday 13 April […]