West-Africa
Senegal celebrates 18 years of Joola drama
In Senegal, it is the 18th anniversary of Joola’s sinking this Saturday, one of the deadliest in history. On September…
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East-Africa
Al-Shabab says they executes spy agent and soldier in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia – Al-Qaeda ally in Somalia, Al-Shabab claims to have publicly executed two men on Friday afternoon accused of…
West-Africa
African court requests that former Ivorian President Gbagbo’s suffrage be restored
Ivory Coast should allow former President Laurent Gbagbo, who is barred from running in next month’s main presidential election, to…
East-Africa
Somali parliament to vote on new electoral deal
MOGADISHU, Somalia – Somalia’s parliament votes today on an electoral deal reached between President Farmajo and the leaders of the…
West-Africa
Laurent Gbagbo symbolic victory before ACHPR
36 days before the Côte d’Ivoire presidential election, the African Court of Human Rights re-enters the debate. Former Ivorian President…
East-Africa
The hero from ‘Hotel Rwanda’ admits they have formed a militant group behind armed attacks
Paul Rusesabagina, the polarizing hero from the hit film “Hotel Rwanda”, admitted in a court in Kigali on Friday that…
West-Africa
Mali swears in interim President Bah Ndaw to lead a transitional government
Mali’s interim president, Bah Ndaw, elected to lead a transitional government after last month’s coup, was sworn in during ceremonies…
West-Africa
Who are the four candidates standing for Ivory Coast’s presidential election?
Ivory Coast Constitutional Court ruled last week that only four out of 44 presidential hopefuls would be allowed to run…
West-Africa
Ivory Coast Ouattara launches verbal attack on banned presidential rivals
Ivory Coast’s head of state, Alassane Ouattara, has blown up two rivals’ attempt to challenge next month’s presidential election as…
West-Africa
Mali’s appointed interim president will appear in public for the first time
Bah Ndaw, a retired colonel who has been appointed Mali’s interim president after last month’s coup, made his first public…
East-Africa
The UN supports the new Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble
MOGADISHU, Somalia – The United Nations has welcomed the appointment of Mohamed Hussein Roble as the new Prime Minister of…
