Death of Frederik Willem de Klerk, last white president of South Africa
The last white president of South Africa, Frederik Willem de Klerk, died Thursday at his home in Cape Town at the age of 85, his […]
Month: November 2021
France supports European Council appeal against EU court ruling on Morocco-EU farm & fisheries agreements
France said it supports the appeal lodged by the European Council against the ruling of the European Union court on the Morocco-EU farm and fisheries […]
Cameroon: At least 11 students injured by an explosive device at the University of Buea
Eleven students were injured Wednesday by an explosive device in the lecture hall of a university in Cameroon’s English-speaking northwest, which is in the midst […]
Manuel Chang will be extradited to the United States to stand trial in the “hidden debt”
Former Mozambican Finance Minister Manuel Chang, detained in South Africa, will be extradited to the United States to stand trial in the “hidden debt” scandal […]
Senegal: Opposition leaders Sonko, Malick Gakou and Dias arrested then released
Three staunch opponents of Senegal’s government, Ousmane Sonko, Malick Gakou and Barthélémy Dias, were arrested Wednesday in Dakar during a disturbance on the way to […]
Nigeria: Charles Soludo elected Governor of Anambra State
Nigeria’s opposition retains the governorship seat in the southeastern state of Anambra following Saturday’s election. Charles Soludo, 61, former head of the Central Bank (2004-2009), […]
Morocco: Royal congratulations message to Audrey Azoulay on re-election as UNESCO Director-General
King Mohammed VI of Morocco has sent a message of congratulations to Audrey Azoulay on the occasion of her re-election Director-General of the United Nations […]
Guinea-Conakry: Transition President rejects appointment of ECOWAS mediator
The latest summit of ECOWAS Heads of state and government held last weekend in Accra on the Guinean and Malian crises appointed a special envoy […]
Possible conditional release for Oscar Pistorius in South Africa
South African prison authorities have launched the first procedural steps to consider the parole of Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius, jailed for the murder of his […]
Sankara trial: General Diendéré pleads not guilty
General Gilbert Diendéré, one of the main defendants in the trial of the alleged killers of former Burkinabe President Thomas Sankara 34 years ago, pleaded […]