Peace and security in the Great Lakes: 7 Heads of state meet in Kinshasa
Seven Heads of state are meeting since Thursday in Kinshasa to assess the implementation of an agreement on peace, security and cooperation in the Democratic […]
Articles by Geraldine Boechat
Burkina’s new regime seeks media support
The new Head of state of Burkina Faso, Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, met with associations of journalists to give the deep motivations of the […]
Africa Cup of Nations 2022 for Women: All qualified teams are known
The twelve teams that will play in the next African Women’s Cup of Nations (CAN 2022), scheduled for July 2-23 in Morocco, are known. Burkina […]
Death toll from gold mining explosion in Burkina Faso rises to 63
Sixty-three people were killed and almost as many injured in an explosion followed by a fire on Monday at a gold mining site in the […]
Four French soldiers arrested in Bangui
Four French soldiers escorting a UN force general were arrested Monday at Bangui airport, immediately triggering accusations of an “assassination attempt” on the Central African […]
The coup in Faso left two dead, according to the junta
Two people were killed and a dozen injured in the January 24 coup that toppled elected President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré in Burkina Faso, the […]
Mali asks France to withdraw its soldiers “without delay
The ruling junta in Bamako asked France to “withdraw its soldiers from Mali without delay”, earning a rebuff from President Emmanuel Macron, the day after […]
Death of the President of the Constitutional Council of Burkina Faso
The president of the Constitutional Council of Burkina Faso, Kassoum Kambou, aged 66, died Saturday in Paris where he had been evacuated for medical treatment, […]
Guinean opponent Cellou Dalein Diallo under investigation for “illicit enrichment
Former Prime Minister and leader of Guinea’s main party Cellou Dalein Diallo is under investigation for “corruption and illicit enrichment” in the sale of two […]
Senegal: Barthélémy Dias officially mayor of Dakar
Barthélémy Dias was officially installed Thursday, February 17, as mayor of Dakar, after winning the January 23 municipal elections by a wide margin with 56% […]