Laurent Gbagbo pleads not guilty at ICC
Ex-President of Côte d’Ivoire Laurent Gbagbo pleaded not guilty on Thursday during the opening of his trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC.) He faces […]
Articles by Geraldine Boechat
Nigeria: Gov’t urges MTN to drop lawsuit
Nigerian telecommunications minister, Adebayo Shittu, on Tuesday, told the South African mobile phone operator MTN to drop its legal action over a $3.9 billion fine […]
Blackmail against Morocco: Paris Court Rejects Plea to Annul Recordings
The investigation chamber of the Paris Court of Appeal rejected on Tuesday a petition to annul audio recordings implicating the two French journalists, Eric Laurent […]
Libya: Tobruk rejects agreement, questions article 8
Efforts to bring an end to the existence of two rival governments and parliaments hit a stumbling block on Monday as the Tobruk-based House of […]
Congo: Sassou Nguesso laces boots to run for president again
The members of the investiture commission of the Republic of Congo’s ruling party are expected to propose a presidential candidate for the March presidential election […]
Côte d’Ivoire forecasts a 9.8% GDP growth in 2016
Côte d’Ivoire is hoping to achieve 9.8 percent economic growth this year, Budget Minister Abdourahmane Cisse told reporters on Thursday. The French-speaking West Africa’s largest […]
Burkina: MPs agree 19% pay cut “in solidarity with victims”
All members of Burkinabe parliament on Tuesday agreed on a salary reduction in solidarity with the victims and all people who suffered during the popular […]
Some 14 million people face hunger in Southern Africa, WFP
The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) on Monday said it is increasingly concerned about food security for an estimated 14 million people in southern […]
Egypt seeks $1bln loan from China
Egypt’s central bank is expected to borrow one billion dollars in a concessional loan from China to help shore up its foreign reserves. The loan […]
Burundi: ethnic dimension of crisis expanding
The office of U.N. rights chief Zeid Raad al-Hussein’s sounded the alarm Friday that the ethnic dimension of the crisis in Burundi was increasing. “All […]