ECOWAS launches North Backbone electricity project
The Regional Electricity Interconnection Project called “North Backbone Project” which involves Nigeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Benin and Togo was launched this week in Gorou Banda, […]
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Abidjan Declaration of Peace calls for interfaith dialogue, solidarity, tolerance
The Abidjan Declaration of Peace adopted at the end of the international symposium on interfaith dialogue, jointly organized by the Higher Council of Imams, Mosques […]
African theologians commend King Mohammed VI for his religious leadership in Africa
Ulemas (theologians) from several African countries have commended King Mohammed VI for his religious leadership in the continent and for his stewardship in promoting Afro-African […]
The four French soldiers arrested in Bangui have been released
The four soldiers of the French army operating under the banner of the UN arrested three days ago in the Central African Republic and accused […]
Burkina Faso: Commission proposes 30-month transition
A Commission set up early February by the military junta that seized power a month ago in Burkina Faso has proposed a 30-month transition before […]
Speaker of ECOWAS Parliament Commends High Standard of Living of Inhabitants of Moroccan Southern Provinces
Speaker of the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Sidie Mohamed Tunis, commended, during a visit to Dakhla Thursday, the efforts […]
Burkina’s new regime seeks media support
The new Head of state of Burkina Faso, Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, met with associations of journalists to give the deep motivations of the […]
Nigerian police destroy 255 hectares of cannabis farms
More than 250 hectares of cannabis fields were destroyed this week and 13 people arrested in Ondo State in southwestern Nigeria, the Nigerian Drug Law […]
Former Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau banned from leaving the country
Domingos Simoes Pereira, former Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau, has been banned from leaving the country due to a judicial review in an investigation that includes […]
Death toll from gold mining explosion in Burkina Faso rises to 63
Sixty-three people were killed and almost as many injured in an explosion followed by a fire on Monday at a gold mining site in the […]