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Cotton: Burkina Faso to reach its 800,000t target according to Ecobank

June 15, 2015 Geraldine Boechat 0

The production target of 800.000 tons of cotton, set at the beginning of the campaign by the Inter-professional Cotton Association (AICB) of Burkina Faso is […]

Senegal : Reduce my presidential mandate to 5 years, President Sall

March 19, 2015 Steven Addamah 0

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 […]

The UN and its partners are seeking nearly $ 2 billion to help Africa’s Sahel region

February 17, 2015 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

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

February 5, 2015 Geraldine Boechat 0

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

November 21, 2014 Geraldine Boechat 0

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

November 18, 2014 Geraldine Boechat 0

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

November 10, 2014 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

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

July 24, 2014 Geraldine Boechat 0

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

May 9, 2014 Geraldine Boechat 0

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, […]