West-Africa
the recent release of hostages calls into question the fate of Colombian sister Gloria
The recent release of hostages in Mali raises hopes that more hostages will be released. Several Malians and six Westerners are still…
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West-Africa
Henri Konan Bédié appeals to the UN
Thousands of opposition activists and sympathizers gathered on Saturday, October 10, at the Félix-Houphouët-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan for a large rally against…
West-Africa
Goree Island is reopening its doors after seven months of isolation
Gorée, the historic island off Dakar, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, had banned the arrival of non-residents…
Central-Africa
The IMF is sounding the alarm about the economic consequences in Africa
The International Monetary Fund held a virtual meeting on Friday, October 9, on the impact of coronavirus in Africa in the presence…
West-Africa
in Dakar, the screening campaign is resumed in a complicated health context
“Pink October” is the month in which the campaign against breast cancer is the first cancer to spread in Senegal. As every…
East-Africa
Britain backs KDF’s “cautious” exit from Somalia
NAIROBI, Kenya – Britain has approved Kenya Defense Forces [KDF] “cautious” exit strategy from Somalia, a country that has fought to spread…
East-Africa
Ethiopian AMISOM troops trained in human rights protection
MOGADISHU, Somalia – A group of Ethiopian national defense forces [ENDF] deployed to the AU forces was trained in human rights protection,…
North-Africa
Khalifa Haftar, his son Saddam and the gold smuggler
Marshal Khalifa Haftar’s private plane landed in Istanbul twice in July last year. The Falcon 900 also landed during the same period…
West-Africa
Mali: loyalty of ministers …
Available! Finally free! Soumaïla Cissé, Sophie Pétronin and the other hostages are reunited with their families. Also the senior figures from the…
West-Africa
Switzerland says civilians being held hostage in Mali have been killed by prisoners
Switzerland’s foreign ministry said on Friday that a Swiss woman held hostage in Mali had been killed by an Islamist group. The…
Central-Africa
The American Autobiography of Alain Mabanckou – Writing Paths
Author of a corpus of thirty books in which fiction co-exists with poetry and essays, the Congolese Alain Mabanckou is also a…
