Burkina Faso: Ecowas mediators announce deal to end post-putsch crisis
Africa’s regional mediators said they negotiated a draft deal on Sunday to end the post-putsch crisis in Burkina Faso after they had failed to secure […]
Senegal
Senegal launches plan work to decongest capital city
The government of Senegal is laying the groundwork for a new city close to Diamniadio town. This plan was established to decongest the country’s capital […]
Senegal: Plane with 7 people on board disappears
A plane with seven people on board, including one French passenger, has disappeared west of Senegal during a medical evacuation, the Senegalese civil aviation authority […]
Zambia: Dangote Cement plans $900 Mln investment
Dangote Cement plans to double investment in Zambia to around $900 million by building a second cement plant, the company’s vice-president said on Tuesday. Dangote […]
Moroccan-African cooperation, a model based on shared interests
Morocco’s economic cooperation with African countries is based on shared interests and is part of Morocco’s strategic diplomacy geared towards the promotion of active South-South […]
West African Development Bank to raise $500m for regional integration
The West African Development Bank (BOAD) plans to raise up to $500 million from the international financial markets in the last quarter of 2015 to […]
Senegal: Chad’s Habre trial adjourned until Sept.7
The trial in Senegal of Chad’s former dictator Hissène Habré has been adjourned until September so that court-appointed lawyers can prepare his defense against charges […]
Chad’s Hissene Habre to face trial in Senegal for crimes against humanity
Hissene Habre, the former leader of Chad is facing trial in Senegal as of this Monday over the alleged political killings of thousands of people […]
King Mohammed VI, a leader who believes in the African miracle
King Mohammed VI of Morocco wound up on Friday his several-day African tour that took him successively to Senegal, Guinea Bissau, Côte d’Ivoire and Gabon, […]
Energy : American Capital invests $ 85Mln in Senegal’s wind power project
American Capital Ltd., a private equity firm agreed to provide $85 million to help build the first utility-scale wind-power project in Senegal. American Capital Energy […]