West Africa

Burkina Faso's junta leader Lieutenant Colonel Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba was sworn in as president on Wednesday, less than a month after mutinous soldiers took control of the West African country in a coup. The inauguration ceremony, which is not open to the public, was held at the Constitutional Court. Speaking to the nation on state television after taking the oath, Damiba praised the security forces and the people of the country who he said had been facing threats from extremism for more than six…

In the wake of last month's coup, Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, head of Burkina Faso's junta, has been named president of the country's highest constitutional body, legal sources reported on Thursday. They said the Constitutional Council on Wednesday stated that "Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, Lieutenant Colonel in the National Armed Forces, President of the Patriotic Movement for Preservation and Restoration (the junta's official name), is the President" of Burkina Faso. Damiba is also the head of state…

In Group A and B, respectively, Cape Verde and Tunisia qualified directly for the quarter-finals. Rwanda, Angola, Guinea and Egypt have to go through a qualifying match. In Group A, the equation was simple: you had to win this third group match to hope to win the first qualifying spot for the quarterfinals. Hostland and first…

In Senegal, a canoe stranded with about sixty illegal migrants outside Saint-Louis, in the northern part of the country. At present, the National Navy has been able to rescue eleven people, including eight Senegalese and three Gambians. A lifeless body was also found. The rest of the passengers have disappeared. A survivor testifies.…

Defeated 5-1 by Japan in the semifinals of the Beach Soccer World Cup, Senegal said goodbye to their dreams of a final. The Lions can, however, comfort themselves with a match for third place on Sunday against Switzerland, while the Japanese face Russia. After their historic quarter-final victory over Brazil, the tournament's…

Originally from the Ivory Coast, N'Dri was forced to leave school at the age of 14 due to lack of funds. Five years ago, she decided to try her luck and get to work in France. But life is fast becoming hell for this young mother. She is without papers, without a permanent home ... But thanks to the kitchen, her life changes and she starts smiling. N'Dri now integrates the best gastronomic school in…

The Senegalese philosopher Souleymane Bachir Diagne published this year his autobiography, "Le fagot de ma mémoire". He develops his favorite themes, which range from postcolonial to critical thinking in Islam, including African philosophies. Since 2008, the author has taught at Columbia University in New York, where he heads the Institute of African Studies. Here is the second part of the column that Tirthankar Chanda dedicates to this…

In Senegal, the six defendants, the producers and the actors of the web series "Cirque noir" were heard on Friday, August 27, by a judge from the Dakar court, ten days after their arrest. They are prosecuted in prison for spreading images that run counter to good morals and general insult to decency. as reported from Dakar,…

Burkinabe's defense and security forces are reorganizing to better deal with attacks by armed groups. A new national security strategy will soon be implemented, according to Brigadier General Aimé Barthelemy Simporé, Minister of Defense. as reported from Ouagadougou,Yaya BoudaniReorganization of ground forces, territorial…

Angela Merkel convened again, on Friday 27 August 2021, a meeting of the "Compact with Africa", an initiative that brought together twelve countries launched after the German Presidency of the G20 2017. If we previously spoke mainly about economics, the meeting has this time took place in hybrid form and was particularly devoted to the Covid-19 pandemic and vaccines. It was also for the German Chancellor…