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Blackmail against Morocco: Paris Court Rejects Plea to Annul Recordings

January 26, 2016 Geraldine Boechat 0

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

January 26, 2016 Geraldine Boechat 0

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

January 25, 2016 Geraldine Boechat 0

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

January 22, 2016 Geraldine Boechat 0

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”

January 20, 2016 Geraldine Boechat 0

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

January 19, 2016 Geraldine Boechat 0

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

January 18, 2016 Geraldine Boechat 0

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

January 15, 2016 Geraldine Boechat 0

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 […]

Nigeria-Cameroon submarine cable system launched

January 12, 2016 Geraldine Boechat 0

MainOne, West Africa’s leading telecoms and network services provider, has announced the completion and launch of the high capacity Nigerian-Cameroon Submarine Cable System (NCSCS). This […]