Senegal: violent fire ravages Pak Lambaye market
A violent fire ravaged the market of Pak Lambaye, in Dakar, during the night of Saturday to Sunday, causing considerable damage, but no casualties. “Everything […]
Articles by Geraldine Boechat
Guinea : Alpha Condé assure fair elections on October 18
Representatives of the United Nations, the African Union and West African countries have been on mission in Conakry since Thursday, October 1. They welcomed the […]
Mali: The transition charter is published with major amendment on Vice-President’s prerogatives
The charter that will organize the transition for the next 18 months was published on Thursday, October 1 in the Official Gazette. The document takes […]
G5 Sahel, Minusma and the European Union renew their commitment to fight against terrorism in the Sahel
The members of the G5 Sahel and Minusma, the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Mali, will step up their coordination in the fight against terrorism […]
Côte d’Ivoire: France appoints a new ambassador to Abidjan one month away from a high-risk presidential election
His predecessor, Gilles Huberson, was recalled in September for an administrative investigation following accusations of harassment. The appointment of Jean-Christophe Belliard was ratified in the […]
Algeria: lawyers’ strike paralyzing judicial system
The National Union of Bar Associations supported, on Monday, September 28, the position of the Algiers Bar Association, which decided on Sunday to go on […]
Mauritania: Former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz prohibited from leaving Nouakchott
The public prosecutor of West Nouakchott prohibited Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz from leaving the capital on Friday evening during the ongoing investigation. More than 300 […]
Togo: First female Prime Minister since Independence of the country
Seven months after the February 22 presidential election, Faure Gnassingbé, elected for a fourth five-year term, appointed a woman, Victoire Sidémèho Tomegah-Dogbé, Prime Minister. A […]
DRC: A militia attack against Haut Katanga province caused fourteen deads
Lubumbashi experienced an incursion early on Saturday morning, September 26, by Bakata Katanga militiamen. The official report states that three elements of the forces of […]
Sub-Saharan Africa: Tens of thousands forced out of school by floods
Tens of thousands of children in Sub-Saharan Africa have been forced out of school or seen the start of their academic year delayed after heavy […]