Amnesty International warns of “rights violations” in Togo and Benin
In the struggle against armed groups responsible for deadly attacks in the north of the two countries, security forces in Benin and Togo violated human […]
Articles by Geraldine Boechat
Chad: The legal proceedings involving Mahamat Deby’s former personal assistant
The former private secretary of the transitional president was presented to the courts last weekend. Idriss Youssouf Boy was arrested several weeks ago with other […]
Blaise Compaoré “asks forgiveness” to the Sankara family
The former Burkinabe president Blaise Compaoré, sentenced in absentia to life imprisonment for the 1987 assassination of his predecessor Thomas Sankara, “asked for forgiveness” to […]
A bus falls from a bridge in Kenya, killing around 30 people
A local government official said earlier this week that about 30 people died in central Kenya after a bus carrying passengers fell off a bridge. […]
Diplomatic row between Paris and Ouagadougou
In Burkina Faso, comments made by the French ambassador, Luc Hallade, have angered and created controversy to such an extent that some civil society organizations […]
Russia and Congo-Brazzaville say they are determined to strengthen their cooperation
In Oyo, in the north of Congo-Brazzaville, the head of Russian diplomacy was received at length on Monday 25 July by President Denis Sassou-Nguesso. Their […]
An Ivorian company enters the world of mobile telephony
The Cerco Group has just launched the Superphone Open, an intelligent telephone capable of performing tasks from a few simple words, without the need to […]
Another ‘foiled’ attack on a Malian military camp
The Malian army said on Sunday it had “foiled” a new attack on a military camp in central Mali, two days after a suicide attack […]
Emmanuel Macron to visit Cameroon, Benin and Guinea-Bissau next week
This will be the first time that President Emmanuel Macron visits these three countries. Cameroon, the leading economic power in Central Africa, is a strategic […]
Jihadi rebels attack key military base near Mali’s capital
Jihadi rebels have attacked Mali’s Kati military base on the outskirts of the capital city Bamako, the ruling junta confirmed Friday. It’s the first time […]