West Africa

Negotiations will soon resume in Côte d'Ivoire on the return to the country of Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé Goudé, acquitted by the ICC. President Ouattara officially declared on Wednesday that they were free to return whenever they wanted. While the essentials are therefore officially agreed by all parties, there are still many details to be resolved.…

Ballaké Sissoko is back with Djourou, his new album on the No Format label. We find the kora master surrounded by many guests including the Gambian Sona Jobarteh, one of the rare women who play the instrument. .

A little over a year after the re-election for the fourth term, Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé has been in France since Wednesday for a working visit. The highlight will be a tête-à-tête at noon this Friday, April 9 at the Elysee Palace with its counterpart Emmanuel Macron. This visit is the first by the Togolese head of…

A long-awaited testimony this Thursday, April 8, in the Bouaké bombing, in which nine French soldiers were killed on November 6, 2004. The Togolese Minister of the Interior at the time, François Boko, heard by video conference, explained how, while making the alleged perpetrators of raids available for the French authorities on 16 November, they refused to take it up. A very detrimental passivity for the…

In Mali, radio columnist and activist Ras Bath, along with four senior officials, have been detained for more than three months. They are suspected of having conspired against the Malian state. Former Prime Minister Boubou Cissé has also been charged but not arrested, he is currently hiding somewhere in Mali. Malia's justice has already ordered that the prosecution be abolished, but Malia's Minister of…

Tensions in Benin, three days before the presidential election. In Save, in the middle of the country, scattered mobilizations of opponents of President Patrice Talon began during the night from Monday to Tuesday. Protesters claim that the head of state's term ended on April 5 at midnight, the date marking his five years in power.…

The representative of the World Health Organization in Guinea Alfred Ki-Zerbo is not happy with this situation, as he explains to our correspondent in Conakry, Mouctar Bah. The most important point in this response is to ensure acceptance and accessibility for communities, to introduce all measures to prevent, stop the spread of the virus and also to avoid risks, in particular cross-border, identified at the beginning of this response. What has happened is that a new transmission chain has been…

Niger has a new government after the new prime minister swore in front of deputies. This first cabinet in the Bazoum Mohamed era consisted of thirty-three ministers, including five women. A renewed and rejuvenated government in which several young technocrats have joined. as reported from Niamey, Moussa KakaThis first…

The border between Senegal and Guinea has been closed for more than 6 months. Decision made by Guinea's President Alpha Condé at the end of September 2020 before the presidential election that led to his re-election. Justification: "safety reasons". The ECOWAS Commission last week called for continued "ongoing bilateral discussions" between Dakar and Conakry to resume the border. An incomprehensible…

Opponents of President Patrice Talon proceed to protest a number of days earlier than the presidential election on Sunday, April 11. Scattered mobilizations started in a single day Monday by Tuesday. The protesters verify that the pinnacle of state's time period has expired since April 5 at midnight, the date that marked his 5 years in energy. On account of a change within the calendar triggered by the…