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Morocco announces $621m stimulus package to national carrier

July 14, 2020 Geraldine Boechat 0

Morocco will allocate $621 million to its national carrier Royal Air Maroc whose activities have taken the brunt of the covid-19 pandemic, Finance Minister Mohamed […]

Côte d’Ivoire: Surprise resignation Vice-President Daniel Kablan Duncan

July 14, 2020 Geraldine Boechat 0

The Vice-President of Côte d’Ivoire, Daniel Kablan Duncan, 77, has resigned from his post. The announcement was made on Monday 13 July by presidential secretary-general […]

Burkina Faso: President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré nominated to run November presidential election

July 13, 2020 Geraldine Boechat 0

President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré is running for a second term. He has just been nominated as the candidate of the People’s Movement for Progress […]

Gabon’s budget cut by 10% because of Covid-19

July 9, 2020 Geraldine Boechat 0

In Gabon, because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the government has decided to revise its 2020 budget downwards. As Gabon’s finance law is based on the […]

Law enforcement abuses in Burkina Faso: Washington threatens to halt cooperation

July 9, 2020 Geraldine Boechat 0

The United States on Wednesday demanded “swift action” from the Burkinabe authorities against abuses committed by its security forces against civilians under the guise of […]

Benin cleans up in the online medias

July 9, 2020 Geraldine Boechat 0

Benin’s High Authority for Audiovisual and Communication (HAAC) enjoins the online media to regularize their situation by requesting authorization, on pain of sanctions. In a […]

Côte d’Ivoire: Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly passed away

July 9, 2020 Geraldine Boechat 0

The Ivorian Prime Minister died on July 8 afternoon in Abidjan. He collapsed during a meeting of the Council of Ministers. He died after being […]

Côte d’Ivoire: Kouadio Konan Bertin says he will not exclude independent participation to the presidential election

July 8, 2020 Geraldine Boechat 0

Internal challenger of former head of state Henri Konan Bédié, Kouadio Konan Bertin refuses the invalidation of his candidacy for the party’s nomination by the […]