Niger loses one of its press pioneer
Mamane Abou, journalist and a pioneer of the Nigerien press, died on Monday in Niamey at the age of 72. He was the editor of […]
Articles by Geraldine Boechat
Morocco announces $621m stimulus package to national carrier
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]
Burkina Faso: A double attack cost life of a Mayor
At least ten people in the North Central region were killed by armed men in a double attack on Monday. The mayor of the locality […]