West Africa

In Nigeria, while authorities suspended access to Twitter on Friday, June 4, the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) is asking the media to shut down their social networking accounts. They reacted. "All audiovisual media will be considered antipatriotic if it continues to use Twitter, which is shut down," the NBC statement…

Acquitted by the ICC, he still faces a sentence of 20 years in prison and a fine of 329 billion CFA francs (approximately 500 million euros), in the so-called "case of BCEAO" ". The other convicts in this case have pulled benefit of an amnesty that they hope to see extended to Laurent Gbagbo. Of judgment intended for 18 January…

In Burkina Faso, following the attack on the rural municipality of Solhan, on the night of June 4-5, the governor of the Sahel region is taking action. He discontinues the gold mining business. According to the government spokesman, the attack was mainly aimed at the gold mining site for this rural municipality. All artisanal…

Nearly 72 hours after the Solhan massacre in eastern Burkina Faso, no allegations have yet been released. But two jihadist groups operate in the area. Solhan village, where it took placethe deadliest attack as Burkina Faso has known for six years, is located just south of the so-called "three borders" area. This region, where…

Two Chinese nationals were abducted on Sunday evening, June 6, at a gold mine in western Niger, in the village of Mbanga. It is the first time Chinese have been kidnapped in this region bordering Burkina Faso. By Monday evening, the research had not yielded anything yet. as reported from Niamey, Moussa KakaThey are two Chinese…

Choguel Maïga was appointed prime minister on Monday and is in charge of forming the government in Mali. He is a persistent politician who takes the helm of the new team at a time when the challenges are many. From our correspondent in Bamako,The stage takes place in 1997. The river gates for democracy and multiparty have been open for six years in Mali. Choguel…

Colonel Assimi Goïta was in ceremonial attire to be sworn in as president of the transition in Bamako on Monday, June 7. He assured that Mali would "respect its commitments". as reported from Bamako, Serge DanielWhite shirt, black tie, officer jacket, so ceremonial dress with the colonel's stripes. And it is quite touching…

The Malian leader of a coup last August, Colonel Assimi Goita, who has overthrown two presidents in the past nine months, swore in as interim president of the chronically unstable Sahel state on Monday after the country's second nine-month coup. The ceremony in the capital Bamako came after Goita fired the civilian president and prime minister of a transitional government on May 24 to international condemnation. "I swear before God and the Malian people to preserve the Republican regime ... to preserve…

In Côte d'Ivoire, the violence of PDCI activists against journalists, especially the RFI correspondent at a press conference by the Minister for National Reconciliation, Kouadio Konan Bertin and the party leadership, called on the organizations to respond. The activists were angry at the ex-figure of their movement since KKB…

In Benin, the waste management and sanitation company is asking households that use the waste collection service to now get approved rubbish bins to facilitate their work. The measure was announced on Tuesday by the company's director, it is commented on a lot by the Beniner. as reported from Cotonou, Jean-Luc AploganThe…