Mali: ECOWAS sanctions maintained after Accra Summit
The exceptional ECOWAS and UEMOA Summits held on Saturday, June 4 in Accra, did not result in any progress for Guinea, Burkina Faso or Mali. […]
Articles by Geraldine Boechat
Jean-Claude Kassi Brou appointed new Governor of the Central Bank of West African States
In Accra, an extraordinary summit of the eight countries of the West African Monetary Union (UEMOA) was held on Saturday, June 4, in the wake […]
Guinea: Young man killed in demonstration against fuel price increase
A young man was shot dead Wednesday in Conakry during clashes between security forces and demonstrators protesting against rising fuel prices, family members reported Thursday. […]
Terrorism: Two Red Cross workers killed in Mali
Two Red Cross employees were killed Wednesday in an attack on their vehicle in the Kayes region (Western Mali), the Malian Red Cross announced in […]
One peacekeeper killed in a “terrorist” attack in Kidal
A peacekeeper from the United Nations mission in Mali was killed and three others wounded Wednesday morning in an attack on their convoy in Kidal […]
War in Ukraine: Macky Sall in Moscow to “carry the voice of Africa’’
Macky Sall will travel to Moscow this Thursday, June 2. This is what sources at the presidency in Dakar indicate. The Senegalese head of state, […]
Burkina Faso: Jihadist leader Tidiane Djibrilou Dicko eliminated
The armed forces announced that they had killed twelve terrorists, including Tidiane Djbrilou Dicko, a jihadist leader. The operation to “neutralize” them took place on […]
Senegal: Two lists including that of the opposition coalition deemed “inadmissible’’
The Ministry of the Interior validated eight national lists of candidates, but declared the list of incumbents of the main opposition coalition Yewwi Askan Wi […]
Cameroon: Kidnapped Senator Elizabeth Regina Mundi freed by army
Soldiers freed several hostages in western Cameroon, including a senator from the presidential party who was kidnapped a month ago, and killed a dozen of […]
U.N. says Benin will terminate contribution to peacekeeping mission in Mali
The government of Benin is preparing to withdraw its troops operating in Mali under the auspices of the UN Mission in Mali (UNMIS). A verbal […]