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in Conakry the Axis returns to violence
Neighborhoods along this Conakry highway experienced a brief lull after the September 5 coup. But in the past three months, demonstrations and operations by the security forces have again shaped the lives of their residents.
From our correspondent in Conakry,The security force pickups are back on Axis. A year ago, when the CNRD took power, the noose was loosened. Overnight, the junta…
“The jihadist flag should fly” over the Malian city of Ménaka, warns the Nigerien president
Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum gave an interview to Marc Perelman of FRANCE 24 and Christophe Boisbouvier of RFI on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. Bazoum expressed concern about the deteriorating security situation in Mali and the jihadist threat hanging over the Malian town of Ménaka in the wake of the French military withdrawal. He also mentioned the case of 46 Ivorian soldiers detained in Mali, accused of being mercenaries. Bazoum recalled that the Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara had…
Portrait of the Ivorian financier Stanislas Zézé
This week's economic portrait is the Ivorian Stanislas Zézé. At 53, this high-flying financier heads the first financial assessment agency to emerge in West Africa, Bloomfield Investment Corporation, born in 2007. In a way, nothing predestined Stanislas Zézé to…
West African leaders agree to impose graduated sanctions on Guinean junta
West African leaders agreed at an emergency summit on Thursday to impose graduated sanctions on Guinea's junta for its inflexibility on setting a date for a return to civilian rule.
"We have decided to…
Mohamed Bazoum: in Mali the conquest of Ménaka by
In a joint interview with AXADLE and France 24 given in New York on the occasion of the UN General Assembly, the President of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, confirms that "the situation in the Ménaka region in the north-east of Mali has completely deteriorated since…
the junta describes as “shame” and a “lie” the remarks made by it
The ruling junta in Guinea launched a very violent accusation on Thursday, September 22, against the current president of ECOWAS shortly before a summit of that organization, condemning remarks made on Wednesday as a "disgrace" and accusing him of exercising…
the presidential election brought forward to the end of November
In eight weeks, Equatorial Guinea will experience a new presidential election. The vote was due to take place next April. It was brought forward to 20 November at the same time as the parliamentary and municipal elections. A decision announced on Tuesday,…
The Sahel could have serious consequences from the change
The Sahel is particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, and the World Bank warns that 13.5 million Sahelians could slide into poverty in the coming decades if nothing is done to adapt economies to climate change. The World Bank estimates in a…
West Africa is increasingly using drones
Since January, Burkina Faso has been using armed drones, having placed, like its neighbors – Togo and Niger – an order in 2021 for Bayraktar TB2, of Turkish construction. Most of the armed drones used in Africa are produced by southern partners such as Turkey,…
Warnings to UN General Assembly as global food crisis deepens
In tonight's edition: Alarm bells ring at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, as NGOs speak of a devastating humanitarian crisis. According to some estimates, 140 million people in Africa face acute food insecurity. Floods in Nigeria have killed more than 300 people so far this year as the country faces its worst flooding in a decade. And protesters take to the streets of Abidjan in solidarity with 46 soldiers detained in neighboring Mali.