ECOWAS calls for extraordinary summit on July 27 over political crisis in Mali
The mission of the five West African Heads of State led by the current President of ECOWAS, Mahamadou Issoufou, ended on Thursday evening, 23 July. […]
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Cameroon: Catholic Church highly implicated in finding ceasefire agreement beteween government and separatists
The religious are aiming for a ceasefire agreement in the crisis that is shaking the northwest and southwest regions. On July 2, the Church became […]
Djibouti: Pilot Fouad Youssouf Ali again on a hunger strike
For more than a week, Fouad Youssouf Ali has been on a second hunger strike during the hot season. His lawyer says he tries to […]
South Africa: Andrew Mlangeni, the last survivor of the Rivonia trial, died at the age of 95
South Africa has just lost another great figure in the struggle against apartheid. Andrew Mlangeni passed away last night. He had just celebrated his 95th […]
Central African Republic: the opposition denounces fraud attempts in voter registration
The opposition KNK party, in a communiqué, accuses President Touadéra’s party, the MCU, of preparing “an electoral hold up”. And claims to reserve the right […]
Sudan: Omar al-Bashir’s trial postponed to 11 August
The trial of former President Omar al-Bashir opened on Tuesday 21 July in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum. He is being prosecuted for seizing power in […]
Thirteen Russian and Ukrainian sailors were taken hostage in Gulf of Guinea
Pirates had never attacked so far out at sea. Thirteen Russian and Ukrainian sailors were taken hostage 350 kilometers off the coast of Benin last […]
Attorney General Dismisses Amnesty Report as Fundamentally Flawed
The Federal Attorney General dismissed the Amnesty International report issued in May 2020 under the title “Beyond Law Enforcement: Human Rights Violations by Ethiopian Security […]
Thousands protest in DRC over electoral commission appointee
About thousand people demonstrated in Kinshasa on Sunday 19 June, at the call of the Lay Coordinating Committee (CLC). This organization, affiliated to the Catholic […]
Former mayor of Brazzaville sentenced to 5 years in prison
Christian Roger Okemba, who was elected mayor of the Congolese capital in 2017, was accused of embezzlement of public funds, dismissed from office in February […]