West Africa

In Mali, the mandate of the UN mission must be renewed at the end of the month, no change is expected in the form of this peacekeeping operation, but the announcement of the end of the French operation Barkhane is in everyone's minds. Minusma did not respond to the announcement of the end of Barkhane, officially the mission still shows "assess the possible consequences" of this withdrawal. But outside…

Until then, there was little information about the role of women in armed groups Boko Haram and Katiba Macina, but a recent study by the Institute of Studies and Security (ISS) looked at the subject. They collected many testimonies from men and women who were or had been associated with the armed groups Boko Haram in Niger and Katiba Macina in Mali.…

Laurent Gbagbo returns to Abidjan this Thursday 17 June after a ten-year absence. Definitely acquitted by the International Criminal Court on March 31, will he renew the thread in a life of political strife? Back to the most important dates of his career. February 9, 1982: The student demonstrations give the power of Félix…

Hamane Niang, president of the International Basketball Federation (Fiba), withdrew after the publication of a New York Times investigation and accused him of ignoring sexual abuse in Malian basketball in the 2000s, in particular. Accusations that this former Minister of Sports in Mali denies. Hamane Niang, president of the…

Foreigners in Saudi Arabia still deprived of a pilgrimage to Mecca this year. A difficult situation for tour operators who organize pilgrimages. This is especially the case in Senegal, where private tour operators are now in total disarray. For the second year since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, they will not be able to organize a Hajj. A real shortcoming for many, who simply risk going out of…

The government appointed on June 11 met on Sunday for the first time around Prime Minister Choguel Maiga. During this meeting, the Prime Minister revealed the priorities for the government's measures. In the Prime Minister's meeting room, the mood is tough for this first government council for the new government group. Around the table, members of the M5-RFP coalition, the military, some politicians and more technocratic profiles. "I congratulate you on your election during this most critical period in our contemporary…

An army vehicle jumped on an improvised explosive device this Saturday, June 12. Three soldiers were killed, according to Chief of the General Staff of the Armies, General Lassina Doumbia. It happened in Tehini, the night before Saturday to Sunday, in the area where an Ivorian soldier has already died earlier this week after a jihadist attack.…

In Niamey, attackers attacked the residence of Seini Oumarou, the president of the National Assembly, Friday night, June 11 until Saturday, June 12. Terrorist attack or crime by petty criminals in Niamey? Monopolizes the case. An investigation is underway. as reported from Niamey, Moussa KakaArmed men on motorcycles shot at…

This is a confirmation, another sign that relations between France and Rwanda are improving. While Paris no longer had an ambassador in Kigali, the Rwandan Council of Ministers validated the accreditation of the diplomat proposed by Paris: Antoine Anfré, a good connoisseur of the continent. A new representative of France in…

After a series of so-called "economic" tours that took him to the center of the country, President Macky Sall began a second tour on Saturday, June 12, this time in the regions of Saint-Louis and Matam in the north. A stay that will be reinforced by the mobilization of these supporters who want to forget the parentheses from the riots in March last year. Riots were seen by some as a political message.…