Senegal : Reduce my presidential mandate to 5 years, President Sall
President Macky Sall of Senegal has revealed that he is planning to organize a referendum in May next year to reduce the presidential mandate by […]
Burkina Faso
The UN and its partners are seeking nearly $ 2 billion to help Africa’s Sahel region
The humanitarian emergency in drought-ravaged West Africa will worsen in coming months as the food crisis, which has already claimed young lives, enters its most […]
Burkina Faso: The transition must continue, UN official
UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman is in Burkina Faso with the Special Representative for West Africa Mohamed Ibn Chambas to meet with the […]
Burkina Faso: Prime Minister Nominee Generates Mixed Feelings
Interim President Michel Kafando has named Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Zida as Prime Minister of the one-year transitional government that should end with the election of […]
Burkina Faso: Michel Kafando selected transitional president
Diplomat Michel Kafando has been selected early Monday as the transitional president of Burkina Faso sixteen days after a popular uprising ousted Blaise Compaoré. The […]
Burkina Faso: Draft Transition Charter Finalized
After tough negotiations and extensive debates, leaders of opposition political parties, civil society, religious bodies and traditional rulers approved on Sunday the final version of […]
Telephony : Maroc Telecom to launch 4G in Gabon
The Moroccan telecommunication group, Maroc Telecom, which is operating in several African countries, is about to launch 3G/4Gs in Gabon through its subsidiary in the […]
Maroc Telecom Confirms its Ranking as an African Telecom Champion
Maroc Telecom, the leading telecom operator in Morocco, has once again confirmed its African leanings by acquiring the branches of its new shareholder, UAE Etisalat, […]
King’s African Tour, New Token of his Strong Commitment to the Continent
Morocco’s king started on Tuesday an official visit to Mali, first leg of a new African tour that will also lead him to Guinea Conakry, […]
Maroc Telecom Flourishes in Africa despite Domestic Earnings Decline in 2013
Partly state-owned Maroc Telecom, the leading telecommunications operator in the North African country, recorded in 2013 a consolidated turnover of approximately € 2.5 billion, down […]