West-Africa
Kouadio Konan Bertin targets young people during his inauguration
In Côte d’Ivoire, less than a month before the presidential election, the last investment ceremony took place this Sunday in Abidjan. After…
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East-Africa
Smugglers push migrants from boat off Djibouti: at least eight dead
According to survivors rescued by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), smugglers “violently pushed young men and women out of the boat.”…
West-Africa
voters are concerned about border closures
A few weeks before the presidential election on 18 October 2020, Guinea will close its borders with Senegal and Guinea-Bissau. In Bissau,…
East-Africa
Farmajo arrives in Eritrea after witnessing Sudan’s peace agreement
ASMARA, Eritrea – President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo traveled to Asmara on Sunday after a brief stay in Juba, South Sudan, and will…
Central-Africa
Alpha Condé urges its supporters not to give in to violence
During a meeting at the People’s Palace on Saturday, President Alpha Condé urged his supporters not to become violent in the run-up…
West-Africa
a fire ravages the Pak Lambaye market in Dakar
During the night from Saturday to Sunday, a fierce fire ravaged the Pak Lambaye market in Dakar, causing significant damage. But no…
East-Africa
The UN puts Somalia on the ground for human rights abuses
MOGADISHU, Somalia – President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo’s government has once again been ousted for alleged human rights abuses with a top UN…
East-Africa
Several KDF troops deployed near Somalia’s border amid clashes
EL WAK, Somalia – Several troops from the Kenya Defense Forces [KDF] have been deployed along the border between Kenya and Somalia…
East-Africa
The Prime Minister of Somalia promises ongoing elections days after his appointment
MOGADISHU, Somalia – Elections in Somalia will continue as planned, said the newly appointed Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble, just days after…
West-Africa
PDCI calls for “civil disobedience”
Since the validation of the candidacy of Alassane Ouattara for a third term and the rejection of, among others, Guillaume Soro and…
North-Africa
Patrice Bouveret: “French nuclear waste in Algeria still exists”
Between 1960 and 1966, France conducted 17 nuclear tests in the Algerian Sahara. More than half a century later, the waste is…
