Thomas Sankara assassination trial postponed to October 25
Just opened on Monday, the trial of the 1987 assassination of the “father of the Burkinabe revolution”, Thomas Sankara, then president of Burkina Faso, has […]
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Mali: Transitional President Assimi Goïta Sends Written Message to King Mohammed VI of Morocco
Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Abroad, Nasser Bourita, received Monday in Rabat Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Abdoulaye Diop, […]
IMF extends debt relief program for 24 poor countries
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has extended its debt relief program for 24 eligible low-income countries until January 10, 2022 to help them combat the […]
Mali: Colombian nun kidnapped in 2017 released
A Colombian Franciscan nun, Sister Gloria Cecilia Navarez, kidnapped in February 2017 by jihadists in Mali, was released last Saturday, the Malian presidency announced. The […]
ECOWAS Court of Justice suspends Guinea and Mali
The Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has suspended all proceedings concerning Mali and Guinea, two member countries ruled […]
Sahel: ‘Important’ Jihadist Executive Neutralized (French Army)
The French anti-jihadist force in the Sahel, Barkhane, announced, on Friday, the elimination of an executive considered to be “important” in a jihadist group specializing […]
Sierra Leone abolishes death penalty
Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio on Friday signed into law the abolition of the death penalty, media reports said. This promulgation, which comes twenty […]
Morocco’s King calls on Parliament, Government to implement development model, launch set of next-generation projects and reforms
King Mohammed VI has called on the Moroccan Parliament and Government, in place following the Sept.8 general elections, to endeavor for the actual implementation of […]
Assassination of Sankara: Blaise Compaoré will not attend the trial
Former Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaoré, the main defendant in the trial of the 1987 assassination of his former friend Thomas Sankara, which opens Monday […]
Africa-France: the new format of a summit without African Heads of State has begun today in Montpellier
Entrepreneurs, civil society representatives, cultural and sports actors… 2,500 to 3,000 people, including 700 from the continent, are expected to attend the 28th Africa-France Summit […]