Benin releases thirty opposition activists
The judiciary decided on Wednesday 27 July to release and place under judicial supervision 30 opposition activists, detained for acts committed during the presidential election […]
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Amnesty International warns of “rights violations” in Togo and Benin
In the struggle against armed groups responsible for deadly attacks in the north of the two countries, security forces in Benin and Togo violated human […]
Diplomatic row between Paris and Ouagadougou
In Burkina Faso, comments made by the French ambassador, Luc Hallade, have angered and created controversy to such an extent that some civil society organizations […]
Emmanuel Macron to visit Cameroon, Benin and Guinea-Bissau next week
This will be the first time that President Emmanuel Macron visits these three countries. Cameroon, the leading economic power in Central Africa, is a strategic […]
It’s time for the G7 to deliver on Africa
This year’s G7 leaders’ summit, which began yesterday in Schloss Elmau in the Bavarian Alps and is set to conclude on Tuesday 28 July is […]
Gabon and Togo now members of the Commonwealth
Gabon and Togo joined the Commonwealth on Saturday, becoming the latest nations with no historical ties to the UK to join the English-speaking club headed […]
Barkhane now focuses on protecting the Mali-Niger borders
Several strikes against a column of motorbikes have neutralized on June 14 “nearly forty terrorists” near the border between Niger and Burkina Faso, announced Thursday […]
Demonstration in Pretoria: “France out of Africa’’
A few hundred activists of the South African radical left demonstrated Wednesday in Pretoria to demand that France, accused of post-colonial imperialism, leave the African […]
Rwandan referee Salima Mukansanga among the six women selected for the 2022 World Cup
Six women will be among the 105 referees at the upcoming Men’s World Cup in Qatar for the first time, Fifa announced Thursday. Three of […]
Mali court summons French Foreign Minister over passport concession allegations
The French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jean-Yves Le Drian, has been summoned by the Malian judiciary as part of an investigation into an “attack on […]