Guinea-Bissau: President Jose Mario Vaz names new PM
Guinea-Bissau’s President Jose Mario Vaz on Monday appointed Aristides Gomes as Prime Minister, a decree read on state-run media said. The move comes days after […]
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Guinea’s Alpha Condé recalls ambassador to Algiers
President Alpha Condé of Guinea and Chairperson of the African Union has recalled his ambassador to Algeria because of the inhumane and condescending treatments faced […]
King Mohammed VI named among 2017 most Influential African leaders
The New African Magazine has revealed its acclaimed end-of-year list of 100 Most Influential Africans of 2017. King Mohammed VI of Morocco has topped the […]
Libya: Côte d’Ivoire repatriates 155 migrants after CNN footage sparks outrage
Some 155 Ivorian migrants in Libya have been flown back home on Monday night, visibly tired but relieved to be in their homeland, local media […]
Zimbabwe: political turmoil ‘seems like a coup’ – African Union
The African Union chairperson, president Alpha Conde on Wednesday said the political situation in Zimbabwe “seems like a coup” against President Robert Mugabe. Zimbabwe’s military […]
Togo’s Faure Gnassingbé in Liberia to mediate election dispute
The Togolese Head of state Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé in his capacity as a Chair of ECOWAS travelled to Liberia’s capital Monrovia on Wednesday with his […]
Guinea: Long-delayed local polls to be held this year
Guinea may organize its long-delayed local polls this year, according to a new draft presented on Wednesday by the country’s electoral commission to the committee […]
Guinea: Opposition protests against Alpha Conde, calls for local elections
Thousands took to the streets in Guinea’s capital Conakry on Wednesday to demand the holding of local elections, which have not taken place since 2005. […]
Morocco-AU: King Mohammed VI submits plan to address Africa’s migration issues
King Mohammed VI of Morocco on Monday submitted to the African Union a paper laying out a common African vision on migration and the related […]
Guinea: President fires three ministers
Three ministers have been fired in Guinea on Monday, the office of President Alpha Conde said in a statement broadcasted by the state-run television. The […]