ECOWAS suspends Burkina Faso from its bodies
Burkina Faso was suspended after the coup by the Community of West African States (ECOWAS) at the end of a virtual summit of the organization, […]
Articles by Geraldine Boechat
Ivorian customs seize 2 million euros and 84 kg of gold from two passengers coming from Benin
Two passengers who left Cotonou were arrested in Abidjan with hundreds of thousands of euros and tens of kilograms of gold. The two passengers left […]
Cameroon: A soldier beheaded by Anglophone separatists in the western region
A Cameroonian soldier was killed and beheaded on Tuesday by an armed group of the English-speaking secessionist movement in Galim, a locality located in the […]
Beninese discontent and recriminations after the validation of 25 new taxes
In Benin, members of parliament have adopted a new general tax code to replace the old tax laws, which are more than half a century […]
African Union wants to relaunch dialogue between Mali and ECOWAS
An African Union delegation was in Bamako on Tuesday, January 25. The Chairperson of the AU Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, met with the transitional authorities. […]
Burkina Faso: International community condemns military coup
The military coup that toppled President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré in Burkina Faso was widely condemned by the international community on Tuesday, with West African […]
Gambia: Two Senegalese soldiers of the ECOWAS contingent killed
Two Senegalese soldiers of the ECOWAS Mission in The Gambia (Ecomig) and a suspected Casamance rebel were killed Monday in a clash in western Gambia, […]
Malian authorities demand the departure of Danish troops
Mali’s ruling junta demanded Monday that Denmark “immediately” withdraw the 100 soldiers who recently arrived in the crisis-hit country to participate in the European special […]
Mali denies overflight to German military aircraft
Mali has refused to allow a German army plane to fly over its territory on its way to Niger, the German Air Force said Thursday. […]
Opening of a free film school in Dakar
The Kourtrajmé collective and one of its stars, Ladj Ly, multi-awarded director of “Les Misérables”, opened in Senegal, a year later, their first free film […]