West Africa

Activities have been severely disrupted since the election, especially in the markets, and prices are feeling the effects. With our special correspondent in Conakry, Charlotte idracSitting on a bench in the Taouyah market, Moussa is waiting for customers. This grocery store sells "a little of everything", he says, blisters,…

Chadian blogger Makaïla Nguebla was summoned by French justice on Tuesday 27 October. He is accused of defaming Abbas Mahamat Tolli, nephew of the head of state, former finance minister and current governor of BEAC (Bank of Central African States). Exile in France since 2013, the host of the blog makaila.fr is very critical of…

Large crowds ransacked meals shops in Nigeria's capital Abuja on Monday within the newest looting that hit the nation throughout a wave of unrest. Traces of residents could possibly be seen carrying away luggage of provides destined for distribution whereas locking up coronavirus as authorities struggled to cease the looting. "We're hungry, you see," a person holding a packet of noodles instructed Agence France-Presse (AFP). "There may be loads of meals on this nation, however individuals are…

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara, who's operating for re-election on October 31, has been a part of Ivorian politics for thirty years. This marketing campaign, he guarantees, shall be his final. When Ouattara proclaimed that he wouldn't stand for a 3rd time period again in March, he was praised by pal and foe, each in Ivory Coast and overseas. However after the dying of his elected successor, Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly, the 78-year-old as soon as once more took the marketing campaign path. Who're the…

In Guinea, ECOWAS, the African Union and the United Nations have just completed a joint mission to try to ease tensions following the October 18 presidential election. The latter in particular calls for the lifting of the blockade on the home of opposition leader Cellou Dalein Diallo. With our special correspondent,Charlotte…

A US citizen was kidnapped in southern Niger overnight from Monday to Tuesday by six attackers who came on foot. as reported from Niger, Moussa KakaThe kidnapped U.S. citizen had lived for a year in the Massalata fortress, not far from the border with Nigeria. A year ago, Philip Walton had bought a garden and moved there with…

The European Union has chosen its candidate to lead the World Trade Organization (WTO), the Nigerian Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. The EU Ambassador to Geneva will officially announce this Tuesday, October 27th. Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Finance of Nigeria, formerly number two at the World Bank and perhaps soon the…

Visiting Mali, the chief of French diplomacy, Jean-Yves Le Drian, closed the door on a attainable dialogue with armed teams, explains Le Level Afrique."The least we will say is that the international minister left little question in regards to the French angle in direction of jihadist teams." Le Level Afrique quotes the phrases of Jean-Yves Le Drian, who responded to the press on Monday: "Allow us to say issues very clearly:…

After peaceful protests against police and violence that degenerated into riots and vandalism last week after a bloody breakdown, we are now witnessing numerous looting of food aid reserves, principally intended for families of vulnerable people affected by the coronavirus crisis. never distributed by the authorities. as…

Ivory Coast is voting this Saturday, October 31, for the first round of the presidential election. Nearly 7.5 million Ivorian citizens are urged to have their vote put on the ballot. They had until last Sunday to withdraw their voting cards. But less than half of the registered voters turned out to collect it. A weak mobilization that could be explained by the call for civil disobedience and an active…