Ethiopia votes in a month in a special context
In a month’s time, on June 5, parliamentary elections crucial to the country’s future are to be held in Ethiopia. The EU has already indicated […]
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Chad: opposition parties call for a national Conference
The MPS wants to amend the transitional charter so that the Prime Minister and transitional ministers are not allowed to run in the next elections, […]
Central African Republic: the National Assembly has a new President
Simplice Mathieu Sarandji was elected president of the National Assembly on Wednesday, May 5, with 69 votes out of 87. He thus becomes the second […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Patrice Ouei asks to be heard by French justice
On April 15, the Paris Court of Assizes convicted a Belarusian mercenary and two Ivorian air force officers in the 2004 bombing of the French […]
DRC: Two ex-rebels appointed as governors of North Kivu and Ituri
The names of the military governors of North Kivu and Ituri are finally known. They are expected to take office on Thursday, May 6, the […]
Gabon: the country aims at being re-admitted to EITI by the end of 2021
Eight years after its exclusion from the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), oil and manganese producer Gabon is accelerating its efforts to regain eligibility for […]
Mali: Suspected jihadists amputate three men accused of theft
Two of the three civilians accused of robbery, each of whom had a foot and a hand amputated by suspected jihadists last weekend near the […]
African media landscape mourns Ben Yahmed, the founder of “Jeune Afrique” Magazine
The founder of Jeune Afrique magazine, Béchir Ben Yahmed, passed away this Monday morning, May 3, in Paris at the age of 93. He was […]
Polisario’s Brahim Ghali to be heard by Spanish courts
The leader of the Algeria-backed Polisario separatist front Brahim Ghali, who is currently hospitalized in Logrono in Spain, has been summoned to appear before Spanish […]
Tunisia eyes $4bn credit facility from IMF to salvage cash-strapped economy
Tunisia is aiming to get a $4-billion loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to save its hard-hit economy, Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi has said […]