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Idrissa Seck takes over as head of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council
Idrissa Seck took over as Head of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE) on Thursday 19 November during an official ceremony, after being appointed by President Macky Sall on 1 November. The leader of the opposition Rewmi, who came second in the 2019 presidential election, has become the state's third figure and joins the president's majority.…
CompaorĂ©s CDP promises “recapture of power”
The candidate for the Congress of Democracy and Progress, the party founded by former President Blaise CompaorĂ©, met his activists for the last major meeting in the capital before the vote on Place de la Nation in Ouagadougou. Pictures of candidate Eddie KomboĂŻgo and former President Blaise CompaorĂ© could be seen everywhere on the posters.…
the government meets the political parties and defends its stranglehold on the CNT
In Mali, three ministers met on Thursday, November 19, with the leaders of the country's political parties to "contact" the political parties. This is to establish a dialogue between the government and the political class, while the latter accuses the military of having monopolized the future National Transitional Council ... and has made it known.…
The French consul in Tangier was found dead at the consulate’s residence
Denis François, French Consul General in Tangier, was found dead this Thursday, November 19, in the consulate's residence. The sad news was first announced on a Moroccan news website at the end of the morning before being confirmed by a tweet from the French embassy in Rabat.
as reported from Tangier, Nina KozlowskiThe French…
Somalia worries {that a} US withdrawal can be catastrophic
NAIROBI, Kenya - The US-led Somali commanding drive Danab is often deployed to counter the Qaeda-linked group Al Shabab: liberate areas it controls, finish its assaults on authorities places of work and seaside eating places, and goal senior Al-Shabaab brokers.
However as President Trump is predicted to withdraw US troops from Somalia, the extremely specialised Somali drive can be left in limbo, jeopardizing the safety features it helped obtain in recent times, officers and observers mentioned. The US navy presence…
Ethiopia accuses WHO chief Tedros of supporting Tigray’s forces
The Ethiopian army accused Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, head of the World Well being Group (WHO), on Thursday of supporting and searching for arms and diplomatic help for the Tigray Individuals's Liberation Entrance (TPLF), which fights federal troops.
"This man is a member of that group and he has accomplished all the pieces to help them," Military Chief of Workers Basic Birhanu Jula mentioned in a televised assertion. "He has labored in neighboring international locations to sentence the conflict. He…
Haftar militias order fishermen to leave Sirte harbor despite an agreement
Milities loyal to Putist general Khalifa Haftar have ordered fishermen near Sirte harbor to leave the area, an official said on Thursday.
Abdul-Hadi Daraa, a spokesman for the Libyan army's liberation operations room Sirte-Jufra, said militias were urging fishermen to remove their boats from Sirte Port within five days, according to a report by Anadolu Agency (AA).
Daraa noted that the order indicates that the Haftar militias do not intend to implement the decision made after the 5 + 5 Joint Military…
agreement arises for the appointment of the new UN envoy
After more than eight months of fragmentation within the UN Security Council, it is finally the Bulgarian Nickolay Mladenov, the current UN envoy for the Middle East, who is being called upon to become the new UN special envoy for Libya. As Ghassan SalamĂ© resigned on March 2 for health reasons, it was difficult to find a diplomatic agreement to appoint a replacement. The discussions finally seem to be…
Overseas mercenaries proceed to dig ditches in Libya’s Sirte regardless of ceasefire
Russian Wagner's mercenaries and the Sudanese Janjaweed militia in keeping with Putist basic Khalifa Haftar proceed to dig trenches in Libya's Sirte, the Libyan military mentioned on Wednesday.
The important thing metropolis of Sirte, positioned about 450 kilometers east of the capital, is presently beneath the management of Haftar's forces.
The opening of the highway connecting the western port metropolis of Misrata and northern Sirte is as a result of withdrawal of mercenaries and the removing of…
when communities take responsibility for species conservation
In Central Africa, all great apes are in dramatic decline. But on the spot, communities are mobilizing. The first forum for the civil protection of great apes from the forests of the Congo Basin, organized in YaoundĂ©, Cameroon, by the Alliance for the Conservation of Great Apes in Central Africa and the IUCN, aims to promote these field experiences. This meeting ends on Thursday.…