Sudan: Main civilian political bloc rejects calls for dialogue
The Forces for Freedom and Change (FLC), Sudan’s main civilian political bloc, said on Monday it refused to talk to the military as the country […]
Month: June 2022
Tanzania: U-turn on lift of ban on wildlife exports
Tanzania announced Friday night it was lifting the six-year-old ban on wildlife exports imposed in 2016 to protect the country’s mammals and birds. Wildlife authorities […]
Chad: Court sentences six opposition leaders to one-year suspended prison terms
A Chadian court has sentenced six leaders of Wakit Tama opposition party to a one-year suspended prison sentence. The six opposition leaders had been arrested […]
Angola’s presidential election set for August 24
The next presidential election in Angola, which will oppose the outgoing Head of State Joao Lourenço to the leader of a unified opposition to beat […]
Senegal: The main leaders of the coalition “Yewi askan wi” dismissed from the legislative
A decision of the Constitutional Council on the evening of Friday, June 3, dismissed Ousmane Sonko and others. The latter were asking for the cancellation […]
Mali: ECOWAS sanctions maintained after Accra Summit
The exceptional ECOWAS and UEMOA Summits held on Saturday, June 4 in Accra, did not result in any progress for Guinea, Burkina Faso or Mali. […]
Jean-Claude Kassi Brou appointed new Governor of the Central Bank of West African States
In Accra, an extraordinary summit of the eight countries of the West African Monetary Union (UEMOA) was held on Saturday, June 4, in the wake […]
US Commends Morocco for Notable Progress Made in Protecting Religious Freedoms
Morocco is among the countries that have seen “notable progress” in the field of religious freedoms, said Thursday the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. […]
Basketball: Mali replaces Nigeria at the 2022 Women’s World Cup
The Malian team will replace the Nigerian team at the next World Cup, scheduled from September 22 to October 1 in Australia. The Malians will […]
Guinea: Young man killed in demonstration against fuel price increase
A young man was shot dead Wednesday in Conakry during clashes between security forces and demonstrators protesting against rising fuel prices, family members reported Thursday. […]