Mali: Colombian nun kidnapped in 2017 released
A Colombian Franciscan nun, Sister Gloria Cecilia Navarez, kidnapped in February 2017 by jihadists in Mali, was released last Saturday, the Malian presidency announced. The […]
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ECOWAS Court of Justice suspends Guinea and Mali
The Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has suspended all proceedings concerning Mali and Guinea, two member countries ruled […]
Africa-France: the new format of a summit without African Heads of State has begun today in Montpellier
Entrepreneurs, civil society representatives, cultural and sports actors… 2,500 to 3,000 people, including 700 from the continent, are expected to attend the 28th Africa-France Summit […]
UN Human Rights Office to open country office in Burkina Faso
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights will open an office in Burkina Faso, to contribute to the promotion of human […]
Former Senegalese president Wade ready to welcome Alpha Conde in his villa in Dakar
One month after the coup in Guinea and while the overthrown president Alpha Conde is still being held in an undisclosed location, former Senegalese president […]
Reorganization at the leadership of the Burkinabe armed forces
The chief of general staff of the Burkinabe army, in office since January 2019, was replaced on Wednesday evening by President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, […]
Mohamed Béavogui, former senior UN official, appointed Prime Minister of Guinea
Guinea’s new transitional president, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, who came to power in a September 5 coup, appointed veteran development worker Mohamed Béavogui as transitional Prime […]
DRC: Religious representatives fail to agree on the future president of the CENI
End of the ultimatum given by the president of the National Assembly to the religious denominations to designate their delegates to the bureau and the […]
Burkina Faso: At least 14 soldiers killed in an attack in the Centre-North
At least 12 soldiers were killed in an attack on Monday, according to security sources. The military detachment of Yirgou, located in the commune of […]
Luxembourg City: EU Court of Justice Delivers Judgement on European Council’s Decisions Regarding Agriculture & Fisheries Agreements with Morocco
The EU Court of Justice on Wednesday delivered its judgement on the European Council’s decisions regarding the agriculture and fisheries agreements with Morocco. “The General […]