Ethiopia: Tigray rebels say they have withdrawn from Afar region
Ethiopian rebels in the Tigray region claimed on Tuesday to have withdrawn from areas they had occupied for nine months in the neighbouring Afar region, […]
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Burkina/Niger: “A hundred terrorists neutralized” in a joint military operation
Taanli 3, that is the name of the operation, took place from April 2 to 25 at the border between the two countries. This is […]
Support for Morocco’s Sahara autonomy plan is ‘sovereign’ decision, Spanish FM tells Algeria
Spain’s foreign minister Jose Manuel Albares told Algeria that his country’s position in support for Morocco’s autonomy plan is a “sovereign decision.” This came in […]
Gambia: Trial of “jungler” linked to the murder of Deyda Hydara opens in Germany
The trial of one of the alleged killers of Gambian journalist Deyda Hydara began on Monday 25 April in Celle, Germany. Bai Lowe is a […]
AU congratulates Macron on his “brilliant” re-election
The African Union congratulated French President Emmanuel Macron on his “brilliant” re-election after his victory Sunday over far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, calling for continued […]
Jihadist group in Mali announces capture of Russian Wagner member
The main jihadist alliance in the Sahel is holding a Russian member of the private military company Wagner, “captured” in central Mali, according to a […]
Nigeria: More than a hundred dead in the explosion of an illegal refinery
An explosion at a clandestine refinery has killed at least 110 people in the Niger Delta oil region of southern Nigeria, already devastated by decades […]
Ivorian Football Federation: Idriss Diallo elected president
Businessman Idriss Diallo was elected Saturday as head of the Ivorian Football Federation (FIF), in an election in the capital Yamoussoukro where former star striker […]
Equatorial Guinea suspends 395 “illegal” vessels
Malabo suspended Thursday 395 ships flying the flag of Equatorial Guinea in an “illegal” manner after the sinking of an oil tanker off the coast […]
Two more former Guinean ministers jailed for alleged embezzlement
Two former Guinean ministers were imprisoned and another placed under judicial supervision on Thursday in Conakry, for, among other things, “embezzlement of public funds and […]