West Africa

The UN is closing its offices while the fate of a former prime minister who fled to its premises has still not been resolved. Aristides Gomes fled to the UN Special Bureau in Bissau eight months ago, fearing for his life after President Umaro Sissoco Embalo came to power. On Friday, during a ceremony, the UN Office marks the end of its activities, its mandate ending at the end of the year.…

The Chief of Staff of the French armies concluded a 48-hour visit on Friday, December 11, to Mali. General Lecointre went north to visit the French and European troops present in this part of the country to fight terrorism. He ended his visit, the first since the coup on August 18, through Bamako, where he met with several transitional authorities.…

With lower than 22,000 circumstances declared for the reason that pandemic started and 133 deaths recorded, Ivory Coast appears comparatively spared from the pandemic in comparison with different international locations in Africa as effectively. However Côte d'Ivoire is becoming a member of the Covax initiative and can launch a large vaccination marketing campaign subsequent yr, which the federal…

In a judgment issued on Friday, December 11, the judges of this UN tribunal, which was liable for resolving disputes between states, confirmed that France had not violated the Conference on Diplomatic Relations. This continuing, initiated by Malabo, is among the aspect points within the case of the unwell - established property of his son Teodorin Obiang. A case opened in 2009 following complaints from…

4.5 billion folks on the planet nonetheless don't have entry to protected sanitation. Nigeria is the second worst nation on the earth on this space: 23% of the inhabitants in probably the most populous nation in Africa - or 46 million folks, together with many youngsters - don't have entry to a sanitation system and are pressured to defecate open air, with severe well being dangers.…

The chairman of the PDCI-RDA recalls in this statement that it remains in the logic of the uprising. What he could not get through the CNT's abortive establishment is through this new initiative he wants to introduce. It is clear that the dialogue demanded by Henri Konan Bédié is only an alibi, a pretext. What he is actually looking for is his transition that has gone through his hands. This statement by the president of the PDCI-RDA, which comes just days before the inauguration of the…

Former head of state John Dramani Mahama on Thursday refused to admit his defeat to outgoing President Nana Akufo-Addo, re-elected for a second term as head of Ghana according to official results. The opposition candidate refused to accept his defeat in the Ghanaian presidential election against outgoing President Nana…

One week after the announcement of its composition, the number of soldiers actually sitting on this council has never been revealed. In Mali, members of the Transitional National Council at the plenary session on Thursday, 10 December, worked on the draft internal regulations, which still need to be validated by the…

Senegal faces "a second wave" of Covid-19. The Minister of Well being returned on Thursday 10 November to the rise in new circumstances. One month in the past, the nation registered lower than ten new pollution per day. Yesterday, the quantity rose to 101. Within the face of this case, the well being authorities demand "nationwide self-discipline" for compliance with barrier measures. As for the…

The home of sculptor and plastic artist Ousmane Sow has reopened in Dakar. However throughout the containment, the administration developed a digital go to that our everlasting particular correspondent in Senegal might check. .