Death of the Head of the Ivorian National Assembly, Amadou Soumahoro
President of the Assembly since March 2019, he made long stays abroad in recent months for medical reasons. The president of the Ivorian National Assembly […]
Month: May 2022
Togo’s president accepts role as mediator in Mali crisis
Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbe has agreed to mediate the political crisis in Mali at a time when the military junta is under pressure to restore […]
Fight against desertification: COP 15 opens today in Abidjan
The objective of the COP15 which opens this Monday, May 9 in the Ivorian capital is to find ways to fight against the advancing desert, […]
ECOWAS: Chiefs of Staff Seek Strengthening Military Cooperation amid Growing Insecurity
The chiefs of staff of the Community of West African States (ECOWAS) held a two-day meeting in Accra Thursday and Friday to debate defence and […]
Finding new envoy for Libya, on top of UN agenda
The United Nations said finding a Special Representative for the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is a “very” high priority as African countries and […]
Gabonese soccer boss jailed for alleged pedophilia
The president of the Gabonese soccer federation, Pierre-Alain Mounguengui, has been indicted and placed under a committal order in Libreville for “failure to report crimes […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Abdoulaye Fofona, Guillaume Soro’s aide-de-camp arrested
A close friend of former Ivorian Prime Minister Guillaume Soro, accused of plotting and living in exile for several years, has been arrested in Abidjan, […]
Somali presidential election set for May 15
The presidential election expected for more than a year in Somalia will be held on May 15, announced Thursday on public television, citing the Parliamentary […]
Morocco: King launches construction works of a new UHC with a capacity of over 1,000 beds
King Mohammed VI on Thursday launched, in Rabat, the construction works of the new Ibn Sina University Hospital, a futuristic project that will strengthen the […]
Ethiopia: Death in prison of Tigrayan general Gebremedhin Fikadu
In Ethiopia, a Tigrayan general, a former commander in the African Union mission in Somalia, died in custody. He had been arrested with other senior […]