Tension rekindling over Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
Relations are not calming down around the mega-dam that Ethiopia is building on the Nile, as negotiations with Sudan and Egypt, countries downstream of the […]
Articles by Steven Addamah
COVID-19: Diaspora’s money transfer to Africa may decline by 23%
Remittances from the African diaspora are expected to decline by 23% this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic consequences. This year, the […]
Macky Sall calls Senegalese to get along with covid 19
“In the best of cases, COVID-19 will continue to circulate in the country until the month of August, or even September, the Senegalese president said […]
Burkina Faso: Suspect terrorists died in cell
Twelve people arrested for “suspicion of terrorist acts” were found dead in their detention cells at the gendarmerie station of Tanwalbougou, in eastern Burkina Faso, […]
Côte d’Ivoire: cabinet reshuffle
Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara carried out a slight government reshuffle on Wednesday 13 May, the presidency announced in a statement. This reshuffle, announced while Prime […]
A constitutional revision to be engaged in Guinea-Bissau
This is President Umaro Sissoco Embalo’s first concrete project: the revision of the constitution. A constitution at the root of the many crises that Guinea-Bissau […]
COVID-19: Algeria extends lockdown by 15 days
Algeria’s Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad announced a 15-day extension of the lockdown as the North African country sees increases in the number of covid-19 contaminations, […]
Togo: Mutiny in Lome prison where many COVID-19 cases were confirmed
A mutiny broke out on May 12 in a prison in Lome, but was quickly brought under control by the guards of the establishment who […]
Regional observer mission prevented from attending elections in Burundi
The election observation mission of the East African Community (EAC), expected earlier this week, will probably not be in Burundi for the triple election scheduled […]
Fifteen days’ imprisonment and a fine of CFAF 2,000 for not wearing a mask in Chad
Chadians who do not respect the obligation to wear masks in public places are, since Sunday 10 May, liable to a fine of 2,000 CFA […]