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Former President of Burkinabe Compaoré will return soon
Former Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaoré is expected to travel to Ouagadougou in the coming days, following his exile in Côte d'Ivoire since his overthrow in 2014. Judging by his absence during the trial of the murderers of Thomas Sankara, he must…
Guinea’s police arrest three opposition leaders
On Tuesday, July 5, Guinean police arrested three leaders of the National Front for the Defense of the Constitution (FNDC), a central party in opposition to Alpha Condé's third term.
as reported from…
Algeria is organizing a historic parade for the 60th anniversary of
Algeria is celebrating the 60th anniversary of its independence with great fanfare this Tuesday, July 5th. After laying a wreath at the Martyrs' Sanctuary in Algiers, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune inspected units from several security services before launching…
Relief in Burkina Faso following the absence of sanctions for
The ruling junta in Bamako and ECOWAS have finally reached an agreement on the duration of the transition in Burkina Faso: it will be 24 months from 1 July, compared to the 36 months originally proposed. The soldiers from the Patriotic Movement for Safeguarding…
General Laurent Michon: “It is the end of a certain form
The French army will have left Mali at the end of August 2022 after nine years of commitment. But the French military effort will continue in the partnership with the Nigerians, says the current commander of the Barkhane force, General Laurent Michon. He is a guest at RFI.
the optimistic political class after the appointment of Boni
The heads of state of ECOWAS, who met on Sunday (July 3rd) at a summit in Accra, condemned the 36-month transition proposed by the Guinea transition authorities, but appointed a new mediator, former Beninese President Thomas Boni Yayi, to facilitate the dialogue…
Dozens dead in two suspected jihadist attacks in Burkina Faso
Suspected jihadists killed at least 34 people in attacks on villages in northern Burkina Faso over the weekend, officials and sources said Monday.
In the north-west of the country, 22 people, including…
the junta orders two mining giants to stop theirs
The junta in power in Guinea has ordered that from Monday, July 4, stop all work by the two mining giants involved in this project to exploit Simandou, the largest iron deposit in the world.
The ruling…
a costly victory for both sides
ECOWAS decided on Sunday, July 3, to lift some of the sanctions against Mali since January 9. The end of a deal that lasted six months.
From our special correspondent in AccraSix months after introducing…
The lifting of ECOWAS sanctions gives a fresh breath
The leaders of the ECOWAS member states decided on Sunday, July 3, during a summit in Accra, to lift some of the sanctions that have weighed on the country since January. ECOWAS had sanctioned Bamako for failing to get a reasonable timetable for the return to…