Biden announces US-Africa summit in December
US President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced a summit between the United States and dozens of African countries in December in Washington to discuss challenges […]
Articles by Geraldine Boechat
Beninese state auctions off opposition leader Ajavon’s property
Sébastien Ajavon, a presidential candidate in 2016, was arrested after about 18 kilos of pure cocaine were found in a container destined for one of […]
UN Mission spokesperson expelled from Mali
The Malian authorities ordered on Wednesday 20 July the expulsion of the spokesman of the UN Mission in Mali (Minusma), blaming him for “unacceptable information” […]
DRC: Two journalists, including an American, arrested by the intelligence services
Two journalists, an American and a Congolese, have been arrested on Wednesday 13 July in Lubumbashi by the intelligence services. After meetings with members and […]
Chad sets August for national dialogue including armed groups
The military junta in Chad has set 20 August as the date for a national reconciliation dialogue that has been postponed several times since it […]
Egypt to suspend its participation in UNMIS
Egypt will temporarily suspend the participation of its soldiers in the UN Mission in Mali (UNMIS) from 15 August for an indefinite period, after several […]
Malian authorities suspend UNMIS rotations
The Malian authorities have suspended from Thursday all rotations of military and police contingents of the United Nations Mission in Mali (UNMISMA), including those already […]
President Ouattara reunites with his predecessors Gbagbo and Bédié
Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara received on Thursday his two predecessors Laurent Gbagbo and Henri Konan Bédié, a “reunion meeting” between the three men who had […]
Children killed in Margba: It was the Togolese army that opened fire
The explosion that claimed the lives of 7 children on the night of 9-10 July in the village of Margba, Togo, was the work of […]
UN says Ivorian soldiers in Bamako were not part of UNMIS
The Ivorian military headquarters gave details on Wednesday 13 July of the presence of its 49 soldiers arrested at Bamako airport on Sunday. The Ivorian […]