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Meeting at a summit in Malabo warns the African Union
The summit of the African Union opened on Friday morning in Malabo. This first working day of the Heads of State was devoted to humanitarian crises. The picture is worrying and risks getting even darker, according to Commission President Moussa Faki Mahamat.
With our special correspondent in Malabo, Peter Sassou Dogbe
The summit began with a very gloomy picture of the humanitarian situation. Moussa Faki Mahamat, President of the Commission, explained that the humanitarian emergencies in Africa were many, varied and…
EIGS, the Sahelian branch of the Islamic State group,
Since the beginning of March, the Sahelian branch of the Islamic State group has carried out attacks in the Ménaka region, where hundreds of civilians have been killed and thousands forced to flee.
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Imam Mahmoud Dicko condemns the junta’s “arrogance”.
On the occasion of the 22nd edition of the Bamako Forum, which began on Thursday 26 May, Imam Mahmoud Dicko, a major figure in the country, took a stand on the crisis that Mali is currently experiencing.…
An APF mission to Benin with a view to legislative choice of
Seven months before the Benin parliamentary elections, the Political Commission of the Francophone (APF) Parliamentary Assembly sent a three-day information and contact mission to Cotonou. The purpose of this mandate is to assess whether the conditions for…
the government reacts after a fatal clash with
Violence broke out on Tuesday, May 25, during a demonstration by gold miners, two of whom died and one was shot and injured, in the mining town of Houndé, in the province of Tuy, about a hundred kilometers east of Bobo Dioulasso. Today, calm has returned, but…
In Benin, the families of the security forces killed or
Benin wants to improve the care of the families of members of the defense and security forces when they are injured or killed during their mission. The bill, which was presented on Wednesday in the Council of Ministers, will now be sent to the National Assembly…
Nigeria: the 20,000 expelled from Port-Harcourt claim
In Nigeria, several poor neighborhoods in the city of Port-Harcourt were destroyed on January 29. In his New Year's speech, the local governor accused these waterfront communities of being hiding places for criminals. A few weeks later, their inhabitants were…
Senegalese president sacks health minister after murder
Senegalese President Macky Sall fired his health minister on Thursday as his country mourned the death of 11 newborn babies in a hospital fire attributed to an electrical short.
Wednesday night's tragedy…
Senegalese health minister fired after death by
A three-day national mourning was also condemned from this Thursday after the tragedy that occurred at Tivaouane Hospital, about a hundred kilometers northeast of Dakar, where 11 newborns died in a fire.…
Dozens of Madjoari residents were killed by unidentified men
The attack, which was carried out on Wednesday, May 25, was aimed primarily at men. The governor of the region states that about fifty people were killed by unidentified armed men when they fled from the municipality of Madjoari in the east.
as reported from Ouagadougou, Yaya Boudani
The victims had decided to join Nadiagou, in the municipality of Pama, in the face of threats from armed groups. But on their escape, they encountered unidentified armed individuals in the forest on a par with the Singou Bridge, a survivor…