Côte d’Ivoire: Former Prime Minister Guillaume Soro sentenced to life in prison
Guillaume Soro has been sentenced to life in prison by the criminal court in Abidjan. The former president of the National Assembly and 19 of […]
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Mauritania: Former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz arrested
The former Mauritanian president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, was arrested on Tuesday evening at around 8pm GMT and placed in detention by a judge of […]
Five Christians kidnapped in central Mali
Five Christians were kidnapped on Monday, June 21 in the center of the country. They had left the region of Mopti, and were going to […]
Mali: Dignitaries arrested after latest coup still in custody or under surveillance
Five former dignitaries arrested after the coup at the end of May remain in detention or under de facto house arrest, according to their relatives […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Laurent Gbagbo files for divorce from Simone Ehivet Gbagbo
Laurent Gbagbo is seeking a divorce. According to a statement signed by one of his lawyers, the former Ivorian president has referred the matter to […]
Guinea declares official end to resurgent Ebola outbreak
This time, Guinea defeated the Ebola virus disease that reappeared in the south of the country in last February. National health authorities quickly implemented the […]
Laurent Gbagbo concerned about “the continuing violence” in Côte d’Ivoire
Laurent Gbagbo gave his first official statement since his return to Côte d’Ivoire on Thursday, June 17. In a statement, the former president said he […]
Benin: Reckia Madougou was heard for the first time by the Criet since her arrest in March
In Porto Novo yesterday, the Beninese opponent Reckia Madougou was heard for the first time by the Criet, which has been prosecuting her since March […]
Alleged Chadian army crimes on the desk of the new ICC prosecutor
As soon as he takes office, Karim Khan, the new prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, will find on his desk a request for an […]
EU reassures Burkina Faso of its support in the fight against terrorism
President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré met with the European Union Special Representative for the Sahel, Angel Losada, as well as the Executive Secretary of the […]