Côte d’Ivoire: Soaring cement prices, the government reacts
The price of a bag of cement has risen sharply due to the energy crisis, prompting the government to set prices for the construction material. […]
Articles by Geraldine Boechat
The former boss of international athletics, Lamine Diack, returns to Senegal
Convicted by the French justice last September in a vast case of corruption against the backdrop of doping of Russian athletes, he arrived yesterday evening […]
Burkina Faso: The village of Tin-Akoff is raided by hundreds of armed men
At least three civilians were killed in the village of Tin-Akoff on Saturday night. Two people were still missing on Sunday. According to security sources, […]
Guinea: At least 15 dead in the collapse of a gold mine
At least fifteen people were killed on Saturday, May 8, in a landslide at a gold mine near Siguiri, the latest in a series of […]
Chad: Government reengages with International financial institutions
The new government is seeking to re-engage with development partners who suspended their disbursements after the establishment of the Transitional Military Council, following the death […]
Chad: opposition parties call for a national Conference
The MPS wants to amend the transitional charter so that the Prime Minister and transitional ministers are not allowed to run in the next elections, […]
Central African Republic: the National Assembly has a new President
Simplice Mathieu Sarandji was elected president of the National Assembly on Wednesday, May 5, with 69 votes out of 87. He thus becomes the second […]
Mali: French journalist Olivier Dubois confirmed held hostage
A Frenchman is currently being held hostage in Mali. The freelance journalist Olivier Dubois had not been heard from for three weeks. On Tuesday, May […]
Mali: Suspected jihadists amputate three men accused of theft
Two of the three civilians accused of robbery, each of whom had a foot and a hand amputated by suspected jihadists last weekend near the […]
Senegal: The Court of Justice of ECOWAS orders the end of the electoral sponsorship system
This system requires candidates for various elections to collect the sponsorship of 1% of the electorate to run. During the 2019 presidential election, only five […]