Burkina Faso escapes new ECOWAS sanctions
No new sanctions have been imposed on Burkina Faso. The information was confirmed by the President of the ECOWAS Commission, Jean-Claude Kassi Brou. Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri […]
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Ethiopia’s capital city hosts the African Union summit
As the African Union prepares to celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2022 and pressure increases for it to perform better, the February Heads of state […]
Morocco welcomes African Medicines Agency as an implement to improve continent’s capacities
Morocco has welcomed the ratification of the treaty setting up an African Medicines Agency, being convinced that the Agency will play a key role in […]
Africa: Morocco’s Election to AU Peace & Security Council, Recognition of Kingdom’s role in Conflicts prevention
Morocco was elected on Thursday member of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union for a three-year mandate after receiving more than […]
DRC: Twenty dead in Kinshasa after a high voltage line falls
Twenty-six people were electrocuted on Wednesday, February 2, when a high-voltage power cable broke loose from two pylons that run through a market in the […]
ECOWAS Summit in Ghana: Putschs and security on the agenda
Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are meeting in Accra on Thursday as three jihadist-hit countries in the region – Mali, […]
Mali: Kalilou Dombia and Colonel Major Kassoum Goïta file suit against junta member Colonel Major Modibo Koné
Lawyers for Kalilou Dombia, former secretary general of the presidency, Colonel Major Kassoum Goïta, former director of state security, and four others arrested in early […]
Burkina Faso junta meets with political parties in Ouagadougou
The military junta that has been in power in Burkina Faso since last week met Tuesday at the presidency in Ouagadougou with the leaders of […]
Ex-South African president Zuma appeals again in his corruption trial
South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma went on trial Monday after filing a new appeal in his corruption trial, which began last May with numerous […]
Tigray: Nearly 40% of the population in “extreme food shortage’’
Nearly 40 percent of the population is suffering from “extreme food shortages” in the war-torn Tigray region of Ethiopia, the World Food Programme (WFP) said […]