Single African Air Transport Market agreement signed by 26 countries
Twenty-six African countries out of the 55 members of the African Union have committed to the establishment of the concept of a Single African Air […]
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French billionaire Vincent Bollore detained over ‘Africa corruption’
French business tycoon Vincent Bolloré was arrested and detained on Tuesday in his native France over allegations that he indirectly influenced election outcomes for governments […]
“50 years is too long!” Togo ruling dynasty under fire (again)
Chanting “50 years is too long,” thousands of protesters took to the streets in Togo on Wednesday, against President Faure Gnassingbé and his government. The […]
West African leaders vow to fire back after jihadist attacks in Burkina
Togo’s President and chair of the regional ECOWAS bloc, Faure Gnassingbe, and Niger’s President Mahamadou Issoufou on Monday vowed to help Burkina Faso fight and […]
Togo: Ghanaian president to mediate ‘last chance’ dialogue to resolve crisis
Ghana’s President Akufo-Addo has started mediation for a political dialogue between the Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé and the opposition coalition. Discussions are supposed to resolve […]
Ivorian former defense minister gets 15-year jail term
The former defense minister of Côte d’Ivoire under disgraced ex-president Laurent Gbagbo was sentenced to 15 years in jail on Thursday for conspiring against the […]
Fresh anti-Gnassingbé protests kick-off in Togo
Supporters of a 14-member opposition coalition in Togo hit the streets with anti-government demonstrations in the capital Lomé and other towns of the tiny West […]
Togo, only African country to back US position over Jerusalem
Togo, a tiny West African nation, is the only country on the African continent to have voted in favor of President Donald Trump’s political move […]
General Assembly Urges all States to comply with UN resolutions on Jerusalem
By an overwhelming majority, Member States in the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday “demanded” that all countries comply with Security Council resolutions regarding the […]
ECOWAS: Five heads state to greenlight Morocco’s full membership
Morocco will have to wait until 2018 to hear the final verdict on its application for ECOWAS membership. A committee, made up of the five […]