Jan Kubis, UN envoy for Libya, resigns
With one month to go before the elections in Libya, the UN representative, Jan Kubis, has just announced his resignation. The Slovak diplomat had only […]
Articles by Geraldine Boechat
Two Chinese and a Congolese official sentenced to 10 years in prison for pimping
Two Chinese nationals and a Congolese official were sentenced to ten years in prison for organizing a pimping ring in Kinshasa involving Chinese women. Ye […]
Fecafoot: Samuel Eto’o deposits his candidature for presidency
Accompanied by supporters, Samuel Eto’o made the journey Wednesday, November 17 to the headquarters of the Cameroon Football Federation to submit his candidacy for the […]
Barkhane: A second French military base transferred to the Malians
The anti-jihadist force Barkhane has transferred to the Malian army the base of Tessalit, in northern Mali, as part of the restructuring of its operations […]
The Constitutional Court of the DRC withdraws from the Matata Ponyo case
The Constitutional Court of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) ruled on Monday in Kinshasa that it had no jurisdiction to try former Prime Minister […]
Cameroon: At least 11 students injured by an explosive device at the University of Buea
Eleven students were injured Wednesday by an explosive device in the lecture hall of a university in Cameroon’s English-speaking northwest, which is in the midst […]
Senegal: Opposition leaders Sonko, Malick Gakou and Dias arrested then released
Three staunch opponents of Senegal’s government, Ousmane Sonko, Malick Gakou and Barthélémy Dias, were arrested Wednesday in Dakar during a disturbance on the way to […]
Guinea-Conakry: Transition President rejects appointment of ECOWAS mediator
The latest summit of ECOWAS Heads of state and government held last weekend in Accra on the Guinean and Malian crises appointed a special envoy […]
Sankara trial: General Diendéré pleads not guilty
General Gilbert Diendéré, one of the main defendants in the trial of the alleged killers of former Burkinabe President Thomas Sankara 34 years ago, pleaded […]
Mali: Political reactions after ECOWAS imposes sanctions on Mali leaders
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is getting tough on Mali. The heads of State of the sub-regional organization decided on Sunday, November […]