West Africa

The authorities and the principal of their school confirm that the 344 high school students in Kankara all returned healthy and sound, after negotiations with their prisoners. This kidnapping was claimed twice by the Boko Haram group, but was carried out by criminal groups in the region. We also know a little more thanks to the testimonies of the children who were reunited with their families on Friday…

In Senegal, a Dakar Trend Week minimalist was held on December 12 and 13 because of the "worrying" improvement of Covid-19 within the nation, which bolstered the restrictive measures. Throughout a single large parade below the baobabs, in Nguékhokh, 80 km south of the capital, the illicit African vogue occasion welcomed about twenty designers. Most of them have offered "sluggish vogue" collections that…

To meet the health crisis, major measures have been taken in Mali. But that's not all. At the same time, the authorities invoke "the country's security situation" and "persistent terrorist acts" to implement a whole range of other measures. Without any connection to Covid-19, they mark a serious screwdriver. Mali has been in…

Nigeria is named to the December 27 elections for the presidential and legislative elections. Thirty candidates are operating to succeed the present head of state. Mahamadou Issoufou will retire after serving two phrases. ■ Mahamane Ousmane, RDR-Tchanji candidateFormer President Mahamane Ousmane got here fourth within the 2016…

The Bissau-Guinean authorities issued an international arrest warrant on Friday, December 18, against former Prime Minister Domingos Simoes Pereira, a failed presidential candidate on December 29, 2019 and president of the African Guinea's Independence Party and Cape Verde (PAIGC). as reported from Bissau,Allen Yero EmballoThe…

Attracted by the dynamics of the area people and a rising market, an increasing number of African Individuals are selecting to settle in Ghana, West Africa's second largest financial system. From our Accra correspondent,A roof within the coronary heart of Accra, within the residential space Asylum Down. The bartender serves…

Despite the anomalies and irregularities noted, the Constitutional Council declared the vote regular, transparent and sincere, validating the victory of outgoing President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré in the first round. as reported from Ouagadougou, Yaya BoudaniThe outgoing president Roch Marc Christian Kaboré re-elected with…

The strike launched by UNTM ended on Friday 18 December. Five days during which malians were called to stop working. A movement followed well, according to the country's first union organization. There was no communication from the authorities on the subject. UNTM withdrew on Tuesday night from the talks that began with the government, following statements by President Bah N'Daw, which were considered…

"State of emergency" for ten days, "well being warning" for six months. A Council of Ministers was held on Friday, December 18, in Mali to debate the scenario thought of worrying in regards to the Covid-19 epidemic. Comparatively spared, with 6,049 formally registered circumstances and 211 deaths because the starting of the disaster, the nation is experiencing an upswing in contamination. With greater…

In the context of an upturn in the Covid-19 cases, the authorities have once again closed performance halls and banned all concerts, dances and songs in bars and restaurants. Negotiations with the authorities in recent days have not been successful. A sit-in scheduled for Thursday, December 17 in Dakar has been canceled. The artists say they are "suffocated".…