Sankara trial: 807.5 million CFA francs in damages for the guilty
The Military court in Ouagadougou on Tuesday sentenced former Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaoré and nine other defendants to pay more than 800 million CFA […]
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The Wallu Senegal and Yewwi Askan Wi coalitions unite for the legislative elections
In Senegal, the two most significant opposition coalitions have reached an agreement for the July 31 legislative elections where they will present joint lists in […]
Islamic State claims responsibility for attack that killed 11 Egyptian soldiers
The jihadist group Islamic State (EI) claimed responsibility via its propaganda organ ‘Amaq’ for the attack that left eleven Egyptian army personnel dead in Sinai […]
Zimbabwe: Government freezes bank loans
Zimbabwe’s government came under fire last Saturday for imposing a freeze on bank lending, a move that will encourage the development of a shadow banking […]
Algeria: HRW & AI Denounce Travel Bans Targeting Pro-Democracy Activists
Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have denounced lately the decision of Algerian authorities of preventing diaspora activists from leaving the country. The two Human […]
South Africa: Launch of the world’s largest hydrogen powered transport truck
Mining giant Anglo American Mining inaugurated the world’s largest hydrogen-powered transport truck on Friday at one of its South African platinum mines, in the presence […]
Death of the Head of the Ivorian National Assembly, Amadou Soumahoro
President of the Assembly since March 2019, he made long stays abroad in recent months for medical reasons. The president of the Ivorian National Assembly […]
Togo’s president accepts role as mediator in Mali crisis
Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbe has agreed to mediate the political crisis in Mali at a time when the military junta is under pressure to restore […]
ECOWAS: Chiefs of Staff Seek Strengthening Military Cooperation amid Growing Insecurity
The chiefs of staff of the Community of West African States (ECOWAS) held a two-day meeting in Accra Thursday and Friday to debate defence and […]
Finding new envoy for Libya, on top of UN agenda
The United Nations said finding a Special Representative for the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is a “very” high priority as African countries and […]