Gaid Salah, Algeria’s de facto strongman dies
Algeria’s powerful army chief Ahmed Gaed Salah has died, it was officially announced Monday. Gaid Salah, Algeria’s de facto strongman suffered a heart attack on […]
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Salvador endorses Rabat’s proposed autonomy plan for Sahara
Salvador Thursday reaffirmed its support for Morocco’s proposed autonomy plan in settling the Western Sahara issue. “The autonomy project is the unique solution,” said Juana […]
Niger: French President to honor massacred soldiers
French President Emmanuel Macron is expected in Niger on December 22, 2019 to pay tribute to the 71 Nigerien soldiers killed during the December 10 […]
EU approves €59.3 million for structural reforms in Mali
The European Union (EU) has approved €59.3 million (FCFA 38,9 billions) to support two programs in Mali: The State Consolidation Support Program (SBC) and the […]
AfDB approves $204 mln for Morocco’s Social Protection Program
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved funding of $204 million to improve social protection in Morocco, the international lender said in a statement. According […]
South Sudan: US Imposes Sanctions on Two Cabinet Members
Washington has imposed sanctions on two member of the South Sudanese cabinet that it accused of fomenting conflict, the US Treasury Department announced. The sanctions […]
Corruption: Angola recovers over $5bn in stolen assets
Angola, which shared the stage with the world’s most powerful oil-producing nations, has recovered more than $5 billion stolen from state coffers so far this […]
Wife of Zimbabwe’s VP charged of attempting to kill him
The wife of Zimbabwe’s vice president has been charged with attempting to kill her husband. Mary Chiwenga, the wife of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, appeared […]
CAR: Ex-President Francois Bozize ‘returns home’ from exile
Francois Bozize, the former president of the Central African Republic (CAR), has returned to the country more than six years after he was ousted from […]
Zambia, US Ambassador Persona Non-Grata
The president of Zambia Edgar Lungu has asked the United States to withdraw its ambassador, after the diplomat criticized the jailing of two men for […]