Guinea: military junta dissolves government, seals borders
Guinea’s ruling junta, which seized power more than two years ago, on Monday (19 February) decreed the dissolution of the government in the West African […]
Articles by Geraldine Boechat
France’s move to revoke birthright citizenship in overseas Mayotte causes dismay in Comoros
A speck of France in the Indian Ocean has become the latest battleground over the laws on immigration following the French government’s announcement of a […]
Algeria: US warns Americans of terrorism risk in Tindouf camps
The United States embassy in Algeria issued a travel advisory warning US citizens about an «increased risk of kidnapping» in the Tindouf camps, located on […]
DRC: CODECO rebel bloody attack kills 15 people
Armed rebels have killed 15 people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s troubled Ituri province, local sources said on Sunday, in the second such attack […]
10,000 child soldiers still fighting alongside armed groups in protracted civil war
In the Central African Republic (CAR), despite a peace agreement, about 10,000 children are still embroiled in the civil war, actively fighting alongside armed groups, […]
Algeria’s Army Chief Sparks Diplomatic Crisis with Riyadh after Declining Invitation for Umrah Pilgrimage
Algeria’s army Chief Gen. Said Chengriha has sparked a serious diplomatic crisis with Saudi Arabia after rejecting an invitation for Umrah pilgrimage, an act of […]
DRC: Security in capital beefed up after attacks on UN staff, Western embassies
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have beefed up security in a district of the capital city Kinshasa where UN buildings and foreign […]
U.S., Zambia, AFC Host PGI Forum to Strengthen Investment in Lobito Corridor
President of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema, Senior Advisor to President Biden, Amos Hochstein, and President and CEO of the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), Samaila Zubairu, convened […]
Morocco-Spain cooperation on migration, ‘exemplary’- Spanish minister
Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska voiced satisfaction at the “exemplary” cooperation with Morocco in countering illegal migration. “We have been close, reliable and faithful partners […]
Senegal’s ‘tainted’ democracy: US, EU denounce presidential vote delay as not ‘legitimate’
The Senegalese Parliament’s recent decision to delay presidential elections until December “cannot be considered legitimate”, US State Department has said, while the EU has urged […]