Chinese vessels detained off Senegal for illegal fishing
Seven Chinese trawlers were arrested off the coast of Casamance in the southwest of Senegal for illegal fishing activities in the West African nation’ waters, […]
Articles by Geraldine Boechat
France’s Macron meets with Alassane Ouattara, promises to boost ties
French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday vowed to strengthen military partnership with Côte d’Ivoire, as he met with the west-African nation’s leader Alassane Ouattara at […]
Sahara: Morocco’s Efforts Glean more Support in Latin America, eleswhere
Morocco’s breakthrough in Latin America went a step further this week with the adoption by the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies of a motion formally requesting […]
Chad, other African countries cut ties with Doha
Chad’s president Idriss Deby has recalled its ambassador from Qatar for consultations, the foreign ministry said on Thursday. “The Chadian government calls on all concerned […]
Cameroon: Court rejects bail for Anglophone leaders in custody
Cameroon military court in Yaounde on Wednesday maintained that Lawyer Felix Nkongho, Professor Fontem Neba as well as radio host Mancho Bibixy, who have been […]
France Calls UN to Back Anti-jihadist Force in Sahel
France has asked the UN Security Council to authorize the deployment of a five-nation African military force to fight jihadists in the Sahel region and […]
ECOWAS: Israel to invest $1 billon in solar energy
Leaders of the West African regional group ECOWAS last weekend inked a memorandum of understanding with Israel that will earmark $1 billion over the next […]
Morocco: ECOWAS Green-lights Morocco’s membership bid
Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Sunday agreed to allow Morocco become member of the regional body pending final and official […]
CAR: UN calls for aid for civilians swept up in ‘new spiral of escalating violence’
Warning that violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) is quickly escalating, the top United Nations aid official in the country Thursday urged the international […]
Senegal: 91-year old Abdoulaye Wade to contest parliamentary seat
Senegal’s former President Abdoulaye Wade will run for parliament in July’s elections in the West African nation, local media reported. The 91-year old former leader […]