West Africa

Following the autumn of President Laurent Gbagbo, 11,000 Ivorians fled the post-election disaster to hunt refuge in Ghana. For these early refugees, the political disaster that the Ivory Coast is experiencing at present is painfully paying homage to that of 2011. From our Accra correspondent,Justin Koné Katinan was the funds…

After two attracts within the first days, Egypt, with out Mohamed Salah, received their first victory in these qualifiers by profitable in opposition to Togo (1-0). The Pharaohs be a part of the Comoros on the head of G. Lastly, Egypt honored its rank as the favourite in Group G and the large in Africa by profitable for the…

Where are we in Farabougou, Mali? It has only been a week since the Niono Forum ended. Four ministers had made the trip to promote reconciliation between communities and restore security in this circle of the Ségou region, in the center of the country. At the same time, a pact was signed between dozo hunters and representatives of the Fulani community. One week later, however, the situation is far…

The presidential plane with the body of the former Malian head of state, Amadou Toumani Touré, arrived this Saturday, November 14, around 04:00 in Bamako, from Turkey, where he died. The plane was parked near the presidential pavilion at Bamako airport, where several hundred people were waiting, including the Malian authorities. A sober meditation ceremony took place.…

He had everything to be a happy man. But the chairman, eternally dissatisfied, always dreamed better for his people. From now on, his fate belongs to history. Jerry John Rawlings passed away on Thursday, November 12, 2020. His country, Ghana, mourns him. Many Africans too. Because, you say, it is the whole of Africa that is…

The chief of a jihadist group and fourteen different fighters stood trial on Friday, November 13, for operations carried out within the southern a part of the nation on the border with Ivorian and Burkinabè. Souleymane Keita, arrested in 2016, and two different defendants current on the listening to have been sentenced to loss of life, whereas the opposite twelve, absent on the listening to, have been…

In Côte d'Ivoire, according to La Lettre du Continent, President Alassane Ouattara has just signed the delivery of a diplomatic passport to Laurent Gbagbo. According to our colleagues, this would pave the way for his return to the country. Laurent Gbagbo's entourage says he is not aware of such a decision. But there is a scenario of handing over a passport to Laurent Gbagbo within the authorities.…

Confronted with a nasty Namibian group, Mali fought to win the three factors on the third day of qualifying 2021. A penalty from El-Bilal Touré gave the victory to the Eagles (1-0). Till the top and this Namibian shot licking the small web from the Malian goalkeeper, the Eagles may have suffered to retain their small benefit.…

After flying over the primary half-hour sport with 4 objectives, Nigeria had been made all the way in which collectively towards Sierra Leone and struck an unbelievable draw (4-4) on their garden. Sierra Leone has the efficiency on this third day of the CAN 2021 qualifier. It is only a draw, however 4-4, received by Sierra…

Pneumonia kills about 143,000 children under the age of five each year in Nigeria, the government said on Thursday, with the coronavirus pandemic preventing access to life-saving treatment. Medical oxygen together with antibiotics can help reduce the number of deaths - but the pandemic has seen increased demand, according to the United Nations International Fund for Children (UNICEF), which makes the shortage even more pronounced. Olorunnimbe Mamora, the state health minister in Africa's most populous…