Cameroon: A soldier beheaded by Anglophone separatists in the western region
A Cameroonian soldier was killed and beheaded on Tuesday by an armed group of the English-speaking secessionist movement in Galim, a locality located in the […]
Month: January 2022
Beninese discontent and recriminations after the validation of 25 new taxes
In Benin, members of parliament have adopted a new general tax code to replace the old tax laws, which are more than half a century […]
African Union wants to relaunch dialogue between Mali and ECOWAS
An African Union delegation was in Bamako on Tuesday, January 25. The Chairperson of the AU Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, met with the transitional authorities. […]
Burkina Faso: International community condemns military coup
The military coup that toppled President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré in Burkina Faso was widely condemned by the international community on Tuesday, with West African […]
Nigerian government maintains fuel subsidies
Nigeria’s government has announced that it will once again abandon the removal of fuel subsidies, a hugely popular measure in Africa’s most populous country, a […]
South Africa: Prosecution of 940 Covid-19 related corruption cases
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday pledged prosecution and punishment after multiple cases of misappropriation, through fraud and corruption, in government contracts for the […]
Gambia: Two Senegalese soldiers of the ECOWAS contingent killed
Two Senegalese soldiers of the ECOWAS Mission in The Gambia (Ecomig) and a suspected Casamance rebel were killed Monday in a clash in western Gambia, […]
Six dead in a stampede at the Olembe stadium in Yaoundé
At least six fans died in a stampede at the Olembe Stadium in Yaounde, Cameroon, on Monday before the host nation’s round of 16 African […]
Malian authorities demand the departure of Danish troops
Mali’s ruling junta demanded Monday that Denmark “immediately” withdraw the 100 soldiers who recently arrived in the crisis-hit country to participate in the European special […]
Sudanese General Daglo “Hemetti” visited Ethiopia
Sudanese General Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, known as “Hemetti”, was in Ethiopia last week-end. The deputy chairman of the Sovereign Base Council met with Ethiopian Prime […]