France threatens withdrawal from Mali if Bamako uses Russians
French authorities on Tuesday expressed concern about talks between Bamako and the private Russian company Wagner, warning that a deployment of these paramilitaries in Mali […]
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Nigeria and Algeria could see their petrol production increased as OPEC agreed to raise production limits
OPEC and allied countries, meeting as OPEC+, agreed Sunday to raise production limits on five countries, ending a dispute that had sent global energy prices […]
Ethiopian Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen in Moscow in search of an ally
Ethiopian Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen was in Moscow on Wednesday for an official visit and a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov. Ethiopia and […]
Tension rises on the Chad-Central African Republic border
Incidents at the Chad-Central African Republic border could turn into a diplomatic crisis. Chad’s Minister of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on the night of […]
The former boss of international athletics, Lamine Diack, returns to Senegal
Convicted by the French justice last September in a vast case of corruption against the backdrop of doping of Russian athletes, he arrived yesterday evening […]
Central African Republic: Army regains control of strategic town of Kaga-Bandoro
Authorities are pleased that the national army and its allies, including Russians, were able to enter Kaga-Bandoro. This strategic commercial crossroads, located 300 km north […]
CAR: Government refutes UN experts’ accusations
On Wednesday 31 March, a group of United Nations experts denounced the “serious human rights violations” committed by Russian paramilitaries fighting alongside pro-government forces who […]
Central African Republic: UN experts warn of possible abuses “attributable” to Russian paramilitaries
The UN Panel of Experts on Mercenaries is sounding the alarm about serious “human rights violations” “attributable” to Russian paramilitaries in the Central African Republic. […]
Emmanuel Macron sees in the 2011 intervention against Muammar Gaddafi a mistake that created disorder in the region
“We have a debt to Libya, very clear: a decade of disorder.”These words of Emmanuel Macron, addressed to the new Libyan leaders on Tuesday, March […]
Central Africa: First convoy of goods arrived in Bangui since the blockade imposed by the CPC
So far, only two humanitarian convoys have been able to make the journey from the Cameroonian border to Bangui, the Central African capital. This is […]