Tanzania: John Magufuli sworn in for a second term despite opposition’s contestation
Re-elected with 84% of the votes on October 28, the outgoing president of Tanzania John Magufuli was sworn in on Thursday, November 5, in the […]
Month: November 2020
Libya poised to open Consulate General in Moroccan Sahara
Libya could become the second Arab nation after the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to open a Consulate General in Laâyoune, capital of the Moroccan Sahara […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Guillaume Soro called on the Defense and Security Forces “to act”
The trial of strength continues between the Ivorian government and its opposition. This Wednesday evening, former rebel leader Guillaume Soro, in exile in Paris, called […]
Togo: Four million CFA francs sentence for the newspaper L’Alternative and its director for defamation
The bi-weekly newspaper l’Alternative and its director were sentenced on Wednesday, November 4 by the High Court to pay two million each for defamation. The […]
Rwanda: President Habyarimana’s widow heard by the French justice system
Agathe Habyarimana, the widow of the former Rwandan president, suspected of being involved in the 1994 genocide, was heard by the French justice system on […]
Opening of UAE Consulate General in Laayoune, a move translating support to Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara
The decision of the United Arab Emirates to open a Consulate General in the Sahara city of Laayoune, that was officially inaugurated this Wednesday, illustrates […]
France loans Casa Transports €100.5 million for construction of two Tramway lines
France’s development agency, AFD, allocated Monday, €100.5 million in form of credit to Casa Transports, for the construction of two tramway lines in the kingdom’s […]
Mali: The assassination of the imam of N’Débougou aroused strong tensions
The situation is very tense in the cercle de Niono, in the Segou region in the center of the country. While the siege of the […]
Cameroon: Eleven teachers were abducted from a Presbyterian school in Kumbo
At least ten teachers were abducted on the morning of Tuesday, November 3 from a Presbyterian school in Kumbo, in the English-speaking northwest region. According […]
Madagascar: Andry Rajoelina announces the return by France of a royal coin that adorned the top of the throne of Queen Ranavalona III
The President of the Republic, Andry Rajoelina, announced Tuesday, November 3, during a press briefing at the Presidential Palace, the return by France of a […]