Burkina Faso and Mali Boycott Pan-African Defence Talks in Nigeria
Burkina Faso and Mali were absent from the inaugural Pan-African Defence Chiefs of staff meeting hosted in Abuja on Monday, August 25, underscoring strained ties […]
Articles by Geraldine Boechat
Macron and Faye Seek Reset in France–Senegal Relations Amid Historical and Economic Debates
French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting his Senegalese counterpart, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, at the Élysée Palace in Paris on Wednesday, 27 August, in a meeting […]
Ouattara Submits Candidacy for Ivory Coast Presidential Election Amid Opposition Exclusions
Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara officially filed his candidacy yesterday for the 25 October presidential election at the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) headquarters in Abidjan. Welcomed […]
Gabon President Condemns Rejection of Candidates Ahead of September Elections
Gabonese President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema has strongly criticised the disqualification of several candidates from the upcoming legislative and local elections scheduled for 27 September […]
Over 500 Rwandan Refugees Repatriated from DRC
Rwanda on Monday, August 25, received 533 refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), marking the first repatriation under a new agreement between […]
M23 Rebels Reject Rights Group’s Claims of Massacres in Eastern Congo
The Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group has denied responsibility for a series of massacres in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, dismissing an Amnesty International Watch report […]
Polisario-advocate John Bolton Faces FBI Probe over Classified Documents Leak
FBI agents raided the Maryland home and Washington, D.C. office of John Bolton, former National Security Adviser to President Donald Trump, early Friday morning, US […]
Research Reveals Limited Local Benefits from Africa’s Luxury Tourism Push
New research from the University of Manchester challenges prevailing assumptions about luxury tourism’s benefits for African nations, revealing that high-end travel strategies often fail to […]
Over 7,000 Nigerians Stranded in Libya- Say Nigerian authorities
Authorities in Abuja have voiced grave concern over the fate of thousands of Nigerians trapped in Libya, with the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) confirming […]
Senegal Condemns US Sanctions on ICC Officials, Backs Deputy Prosecutor Niang
Senegal has strongly criticised the United States for imposing sanctions on four International Criminal Court (ICC) officials, including Senegalese Deputy Prosecutor Mame Mandiaye Niang. In […]