Audio attributed to former Guinean president Conde leads to two arrests
In Guinea, a doctor for Alpha Conde and his last head of diplomacy were arrested after the broadcasting of a clandestine recording attributed to the […]
Articles by Geraldine Boechat
A West African court orders suspension of sub-regional sanctions against Mali
The Court of Justice of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) on Thursday ordered the suspension of sanctions taken in January against Mali […]
ECOWAS schedules new Summit about Mali and invites Goïta
The Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is holding an extraordinary summit on Friday in Ghana on the political situation in Mali and has invited […]
Guinean junta opens reconciliation Conference, widely boycotted
Guinea’s junta leader, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, opened a six-week Conference on Tuesday, which he presented as a “historic” opportunity to heal the wounds of a […]
Burkina Faso: Transitional legislative Assembly takes office
The 71 deputies appointed to Burkina Faso’s transitional legislature took office Tuesday, two months after the coup that toppled President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré in […]
Guinea: Effective launch of the National Conferences this Tuesday
The National Conferences are starting this Tuesday, March 22 in Guinea. These meetings initiated by the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Decentralization aim to build […]
Zambia: Former justice minister Given Ludinda charged with corruption
Zambia’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday announced the arrest of former Justice minister Given Lubinda for embezzling $539,000, the latest twist in a series of […]
Death in custody of former Malian Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga
The former Malian Prime Minister, Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga, died on Monday at the age of 67 in Bamako where he was in detention in a […]
Chad: A Saturday without press after the exclusion of journalists from the Doha dialogue
Saturday, March 19, was a press-free day in Chad at the call of the Union of Chadian Journalists. This was a movement to protest the […]
Operation in Casamance: Gambians flee the border area
Dozens of Gambians arrived in Bujinha this week fleeing the border area with Senegal, which has launched an operation against Casamance separatists entrenched on the […]