West Africa

In Niger, three days of national mourning begin today after the death on Monday, March 15, of 58 people during an attack in the town of Banibangou in the Tillabéry region of the western country. The victims were villagers returning from the weekly market in Banibangou, towards the Malian border. On Wednesday morning, an extraordinary National Security Council was convened.…

Ousmane Sonko, leader of the Pastef party, is under judicial supervision and charged in a case of alleged rape, but he shouts at the conspiracy Macky Sall has cut to remove him from the next presidential election. His arrest has sparked violent riots in recent weeks in Senegal. The opponent visited the organizations that supported him.…

The country administers doses of the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine and those of the Astra Zeneca vaccine, given as part of the Covax mechanism. Several European countries have suspended the use of this vaccine as a precautionary measure. But for the Senegalese health authorities, at this stage there is no need to worry. To date,…

How is the interim agreement reached between dozos and jihadists in Niono's circle analyzed? A wise observer, researcher and director of the Center for Analysis on Governance and Security in the Sahel, Boubacar Ba delivers his analysis. "A strategic state must adapt to the situation," he explains. The circle of Niono in the…

In the southern part of Côte d'Ivoire, near Tiassalé, along the Bandama River, fishermen of Malian descent complain of the growing number of accidents, sometimes fatal, that follow attacks by hippos, a protected and vulnerable species. According to them, animals are becoming more and more aggressive and some are now considering giving up their traditional occupations because of this daily danger. For…

El-Ghassim Wane was appointed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday. He will replace Chadian Mahamat Saleh Annadif at the head of Minusma, this important UN peacekeeping force that has nearly 14,500 men in Mali. A lawyer by training, El-Ghassim Wane studied in Senegal and France before rising through the ranks of…

In Niger, at least 30 people died in a terrorist attack near Banibangou in the Tillabéry region in the western part of the country. According to security sources, villagers were attacked on Monday. The gunmen allegedly carried out their attacks on two axes, two roads connecting Banibangou with China goods on one side and to…

A nearby region of Brazzaville, the pool plunged back into violence between 2016 and 2017 due to competition for the results of the presidential election. Former rebel leader Frédéric Bintsamou, alias Pasteur Ntumi, said at the weekend that the March 21 presidential election would not be an opportunity to awaken old demons. The people of Pool as a whole have the same prayer, called Mindouli, where the young people only need work. Instead of Mindouli station with its buildings still bearing the scars of war, night is…

Côte d'Ivoire is still mourning the death of Hamed Bakayoko, who died of cancer in Germany on March 10. This Wednesday, the late Prime Minister will receive the nation's solemn tribute to the presidency. The rest will take place at the Anyama Stadium in the northern part of Abidjan with tributes from his party RHDP and politicians who want it. Finally, artists and young people have the opportunity to…

In Senegal, demonstrations and riots were not only concentrated in Dakar after the affair with Ousmane Sonko, leader of the opposition party Pastef-Les patriotes, who is accused of rape and death threats. Other regions mobilized and rose up to "defend democracy". A struggle that goes beyond the person of Ousmane Sonko, as in Saint-Louis in the north of the country, a city particularly affected by youth…