RDC: 20 years of hard labor for chief of staff of President Félix Tshisekedi
Vital Kamerhe, chief of staff of President Félix Tshisekedi, was handed 20 years of hard labor after he was found guilty of embezzlement of $48 […]
Month: June 2020
Presidential election in Malawi after cancellation of 2019 election
Malawi are going back to the polls this Tuesday 23 June for a re-run of the presidential election, just a few months after the results […]
Morocco: Operation Marhaba 2020 for expatriates cancelled
“Operation Marhaba 2020”, the summer transit operation of Moroccans living in Europe, organized annually to facilitate the crossing of expatriates between the host countries and […]
COVID-19: Morocco steps up repatriation of its nationals stranded abroad
The Moroccan government is ramping up efforts to bring back hundreds of Moroccan citizens stranded overseas because of travel restrictions put in place due to […]
Libya: Egypt’s threats of direct intervention in case GNA forces progress towards its borders
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi warned Saturday that any advance by the forces of the Libyan Government of National Unity (GNA), supported by Ankara, towards […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Former President Bédié announces candidacy for the 2020 presidential election
Former president of Côte d’Ivoire Henri Konan Bédié is officially candidate for the presidential election. The candidacy of the former Ivorian head of state, 86, […]
Algerian soldier killed in clash with terrorists
An Algerian soldier was killed Saturday as the national army launched an operation to flash out some terrorists in Ain Defla governorate. A statement from […]
Nigeria holds Ghanaian authorities accountable for demolition of diplomatic building in Accra
Nigeria holds Ghana to account after the demolition of its High Commissioner’s residence in Accra. In a tweet published on Sunday 21 June, Nigerian Foreign […]
Comorian Supreme Court dismissed appeal by former president Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi
The Comorian Supreme Court on Saturday dismissed the appeal by former president Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi’s lawyer. Imprisoned at his home for about two years […]
Worrying rise of Covid 19 cases in Benin
On May 25, the graphs showed an almost flat curve stretched over several weeks. Benin remained for a long time around 200 cases with 3 […]