AfDB Forum in Abidjan cancelled due to health risks
The cancellation of the African Development Bank’s investment Forum is a consequence of the new Omicron variant. The annual meeting was to take place in […]
Month: November 2021
Chad: Government announces general amnesty for imprisoned and exiled rebels
At the end of an extraordinary council of ministers, a general amnesty for imprisoned or exiled rebels was announced on Monday. The announcement was made […]
Guinea junta says ex-President at home with his wife
Former President Alpha Conde was transferred to his wife’s residence in the suburbs of Conakry, according to a statement by the National Rally Committee for […]
Omicron: South Africa calls travel restrictions on the continent “sad”
South Africa, where the new Covid-19 variant called Omicron has been detected, said on Monday it was “sad” and “unfortunate” that some African countries were […]
DRC: Former minister Willy Bakonga released after 7 months in prison in Kinshasa
The former minister of Education of the Democratic Republic of Congo Willy Bakonga, sentenced in March to three years in prison for “money laundering”, was […]
Niger: Demonstrations against French army convoy in Sahel
A French military convoy heading to Gao, Mali, already blocked for several days by demonstrations in Burkina Faso, was again the subject of protests on […]
Khartoum accuses Ethiopian army of killing Sudanese soldiers
The Sudanese army announced on Saturday the death of “several” of its soldiers in an attack by Ethiopian forces in the disputed Al-Fashaga region, reigniting […]
Equatorial Guinea: PDGE has finally not designated its candidate for the 2023 presidential elections
The party in power in Equatorial Guinea created the surprise by not choosing during its Congress its candidate for the presidential elections of 2023, a […]
Explosion kills and injures in Mogadishu
At least five people are dead and 23 others were injured after a huge explosion rocked the Somali capital Mogadishu early on Thursday, officials and […]
New Covid-19 variant detected in South Africa
A new variant of Covid-19, with a high number of mutations that could threaten the effectiveness of existing vaccines, has been detected in South Africa, […]