Lifting of state of emergency, curfew in Senegal
Senegal’s President Macky Sall announced Monday evening the lifting of the state of emergency and curfew, effective today, Tuesday, June 30, at 11 p.m. In […]
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Malawi: Lazarus Chakwera wins presidential election
Opponent Lazarus Chakwera was declared winner of the presidential election in Malawi by the election commission. However, this does not mean the end of a […]
Burundi: New cabinet unveiled
The first government of the new Burundian president, General Evariste Ndayishimiye, was announced by his spokesman on Sunday evening. It is a tight government, with […]
Benin: Journalist Ignace Sossou regained freedom
He’s finally free to move around. Beninese journalist Ignace Sossou, who was convicted in a case opposing him to the public prosecutor, Mario Mètonou, regained […]
Air borders start reopening in Côte d’Ivoire & Zambia
International flights, which have been suspended since March due to the health crisis, will be able to resume from 1 July, the Ivorian authorities announced […]
Somalia: Shebab attack on Turkish military training center
The Somali terrorist group on Tuesday carried out a suicide attack on the TurkSom military academy near Mogadishu, killing at least two people and injuring […]
The prosecution requests the cancellation of the acquittals of Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé Goudé
The judges of the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court closed three days of hearings in the case of Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé […]
Arab League calls for an immediate ceasefire in Libya
Arab Foreign Ministers have expressed total opposition to all forms of interference in Libya and to all plans to divide the country, calling for the […]
Switzerland opens criminal investigation against Glencore for corruption in the DRC
It was the Anglo-Swiss trading, brokerage and materials extraction company that made the information public last Friday, after the stock exchange closed. Specializing in commodities […]
Burundi: Parliament approves Vice President, Prime Minister proposed by new President
The Burundian Parliament’s two chambers, the National Assembly and the Senate, on Tuesday, June 23, approved with flying colors the candidates presented by President Evariste […]