Tension rekindling over Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
Relations are not calming down around the mega-dam that Ethiopia is building on the Nile, as negotiations with Sudan and Egypt, countries downstream of the […]
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COVID-19: Diaspora’s money transfer to Africa may decline by 23%
Remittances from the African diaspora are expected to decline by 23% this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic consequences. This year, the […]
King commends army for active role in fighting Covid
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI, supreme commander of the royal armed forces, commended the role played by the army in containing the coronavirus outbreak and their […]
Macky Sall calls Senegalese to get along with covid 19
“In the best of cases, COVID-19 will continue to circulate in the country until the month of August, or even September, the Senegalese president said […]
Côte d’Ivoire: cabinet reshuffle
Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara carried out a slight government reshuffle on Wednesday 13 May, the presidency announced in a statement. This reshuffle, announced while Prime […]
COVID-19: Algeria extends lockdown by 15 days
Algeria’s Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad announced a 15-day extension of the lockdown as the North African country sees increases in the number of covid-19 contaminations, […]
Togo: Mutiny in Lome prison where many COVID-19 cases were confirmed
A mutiny broke out on May 12 in a prison in Lome, but was quickly brought under control by the guards of the establishment who […]
Covid-19: Morocco Decides to Export Excess Facemasks
Morocco, which produces 10 million non-woven masks per day in 23 factories, has decided to export its surplus of this most coveted commodity in the […]
Fifteen days’ imprisonment and a fine of CFAF 2,000 for not wearing a mask in Chad
Chadians who do not respect the obligation to wear masks in public places are, since Sunday 10 May, liable to a fine of 2,000 CFA […]
AfDB President Washed of All Charges of Bad Governance
The president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, who has been targeted for several months on accusations of favoritism, has just been whitewashed […]