West Africa

Will the new Malian transitional authorities respect the deadlines? Some doubt it. Parena, the party of Tiébilé Dramé, fears that the Prime Minister "is preparing the conditions for an extension of the transitional period". Originally, the military junta in power since the coup on 18 August 2020 had set the length of the…

In Burkina Faso, the legal soap opera between the Bolloré group and SopamSA - a company of Burkinabè businessman Mohamed Sogli - continues. The latter is suing the French group for damages incurred during the transport of an electricity group from France to Burkina Faso. as reported from Ouagadougou, Yaya BoudaniIn 2010, the…

Ten days after reviving these supraregional units, which have disappeared since 2014, he appointed RHDP barons, most of whom had resigned from the latest government, at the helm. as reported from Abidjan, Pierre PintoThe only woman named "Minister Governor", Hamed Bakayoko's former Minister of Culture, Raymonde Goudou Coffie, is…

On Saturday, Guinea will hold a ceremony in the Nzérékoré region. This is to celebrate the official end of the Ebola epidemic, 46 days after the second negative test of the last patient affected by the virus. The fee, 23 registered cases including 12 deaths and 11 recoveries, is much less heavy than during the previous epidemic…

In northern Senegal, the Diamond Dam in the Saint-Louis region marks the border with Mauritania. It is the work of the Senegal River Development Organization (OMVS), which has four Member States: Senegal, Mauritania, Mali and Guinea. In operation since 1986, this "anti-salt" dam has made it possible to develop agriculture in the river valley. And 35 years later, it is a successful example of…

Rhissa al-Sahraoui, one of the right-wing leaders of the Islamic State in the larger Sahara organization Abu Walid al-Sahraoui, was captured by French forces involved in the Sahel. He is believed to be one of four EIGS cadres captured during recent operations in northeastern Mali. According to Nigeria's security sources…

Former Liberian rebel leader Alieu Kosiah was convicted on Friday of war crimes in Liberia. Leverdict was handed down in Switzerland before the Federal Criminal Court. In the early 1990s, when Liberia was on fire, Alieu Kosiah commanded a militia in the armed movement Ulimo against Charles Taylor's rebels. He moved to…

Boko Haram's alleged new leader has confirmed that its "impossible" commander, Abubakar Shekau, died in May while battling an outbreak, he said in a video. In the short video in Arabic, Boko Haram commander Bakura Modu, also known as Sahaba, urged his faction commander to remain loyal despite the loss of their historic commander. Shekau's death is seen as a major shift in Nigeria's conflict, although Daesh in the West African province (ISWAP) has recently emerged as the dominant force in the more than…

Laurent Gbagbo returned to Côte d'Ivoire on Thursday 17 June after a ten-year absence. A historic day, but also chaotic marked by clashes between young supporters and the police. And if the unrest lasted until late in the evening, the situation recovered on Friday. From our special correspondent in Abidjan,No more traces of…

The Nigerian government has decided to close the Intikane refugee camp in Tillia prefecture, 60 km from the Malian border, home to Malian refugees and internally displaced Nigerians. It is infiltrated by jihadists and is also in the way of drug traffickers. as reported from Niamey, Moussa KakaThe decision to close the Intikane…