West Africa

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire will go to Abidjan for 2 days. Bilateral points are on the agenda. as reported from Abidjan, François Hume-FerkatadjiThe Minister of Finance arrived in Abidjan on Wednesday night. Formally, this journey shall be a possibility to strengthen French-Ivorian financial and monetary…

An African Union mediation mission is predicted on Thursday in Ndjamena. An project led by two distinguished personalities. The pinnacle of this mission is Bankole Adeoye, the brand new Commissioner for Peace and Safety, and Mohamed Idriss Farah, the Djibouti Ambassador who's at the moment chairing the African Union Peace and Safety Council. Each will lead a delegation with a number of members of this CPS with the objective to advertise dialogue between the Army Transitional Council and the political forces. In line…

Oumar Sylla is an emblem of the repression that's raging in Guinea towards the varied voices of civil society actors who mobilized towards Alpha Condé's third time period and towards the revision of the structure. We all the time ask for a right away and unconditional launch as a result of his file is empty. Laurent Duarte, Worldwide Coordinator of the Tournons la web page motion, co-signatory with Acat-France, Amnesty Worldwide and FIDH for the press…

The town of Niamey has a brand new mayor, Oumarou Dogari, an activist of the Hama Amadou opposition social gathering, Moden Fa Lumana. He undoubtedly gained the victory over his opponent from the ruling social gathering for mayor of the Nigerian capital. His social gathering alone gained the vast majority of Niamey's council seats.…

Whereas former President Laurent Gbagbo is predicted to return to Ivory Coast, the Ivorian Fashionable Entrance introduced in an announcement launched on Wednesday, April 29, the arrival on Friday at Abidjan's airport with six main celebration officers in exile for ten years. as reported from Abidjan, François…

Resumption of clashes in northern Kanem between the insurgent factions and the military that vowed to "wipe them out" after President Idriss Déby. Head to head, considered one of the insurgent columns that had taken refuge in close by Niger in opposition to items whereas the Chadian military despatched out many reinforcements since Tuesday, April 27, which we may see in the town of Mao for 2 days.…

Captain Sani Gourouza was arrested in Benin and handed over to the Nigerian authorities. He's the alleged perpetrator of the coup try that shook Niamey on the night time of March 30-31, the day earlier than the inauguration of the brand new president, Mohamed Bazoum. The knowledge was formally confirmed by the Nigerian police and the gendarmerie who had issued an arrest warrant in opposition to him.…

In Mali, the Malian military and the French pressure Barkhane announce that they've carried out a joint operation in Niono's circle. Twenty jihadists have been reportedly killed in airstrikes on Monday on this district, the place a ceasefire settlement was reached in mid-April. However this settlement doesn't bind the armed forces, neither Malian nor French. It's due to this fact not questioned.…

Over the previous ten days, Iswap, the Boko Haram faction affiliated with the Islamic State, has intensified assaults on a number of cities within the states of Borno and Yobe. These assaults significantly disrupt the on a regular basis lifetime of the inhabitants on either side of the border with Niger. Based on a number of…

This new physique, arrange originally of the week, is answerable for considering of a brand new coverage technique for historic training and for modernizing it. After successive political failures, increasingly vital voices are being raised inside the outdated single occasion. Its management is being challenged increasingly, particularly the Govt Secretary, thought-about by the PDCI's quantity two,…