Guinea: ECOWAS sanctions the junta and demands a six-month transition
The extraordinary summit of ECOWAS ended Thursday evening, September 16, with a series of measures against Guinea. It is a message of firmness that the […]
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ECOWAS delegation met with Alpha Conde and Mamady Doumbouya in Conakry
A delegation from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has met with Guinea’s deposed president, Alpha Conde, and members of the junta that […]
Guinea: Dozens of opposition activists released
Guinean coup plotters have pledged to speed up the release of opposition figures arrested under ousted President Alpha Conde, eagerly awaited by their supporters 48 […]
Guinea: Reactions after the overthrow of Alpha Conde
Guinean President Alpha Conde was overthrown Sunday by the military after nearly 11 years in power. The perpetrators of the putsch, who call themselves the […]
The African Union wants to adopt genetically modified crops
The African Union is developing guidelines for the use of genetically modified crops on the continent, raising concerns among activists who are campaigning against their […]
France promises to send 10 million vaccines to the African Union
France will send 10 million doses of AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines against Covid-19 to Africa, via the African Union (AU), over the next three months, […]
Ethiopia fills the reservoir of the Great Renaissance Dam!
Ethiopia announced on Monday, July 19, the end of the filling of its controversial large dam known as the “Renaissance Dam” (GERD). This filling had […]
UN Security Council entrusts AU to supervise Renaissance Dam discussions
On Thursday, July 8, the United Nations pushed Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan to resume negotiations on the Great Renaissance Dam on the Nile, under the […]
Tension between Chadian transitional government and African Union Commission over appointment of Ibrahima Fall
Ibrahima Fall had been on the run in Addis Ababa for several days. His proposals for dates for a contact visit had been courteously rejected […]
Covid-19: Mastercard offers AU $1.3 billion for vaccines
The announcement was made this Tuesday in New York. It is the largest private donation for the purchase of Covid-19 vaccine to date. The money […]