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President Tebboune appears after almost two months of absence

In Algeria, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune appeared on public television this Sunday for the first time in almost two months. The head of state was in hospital in Germany at the end of October to be treated for coronavirus. The Algerian authorities have announced several times that he is about to return. But his long absence has continued to drive rumors of his possible death.…

Kidnapping from high school will be the government’s priority

Still no news of high school students being kidnapped from their school on the night of Thursday the 10th until Friday the 11th in the state of Katsina in northwestern Nigeria. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered all his security services to prioritize this issue. One of the president's spokesmen, Shehu Garba, claims that the perpetrators of this mass kidnapping were in a forest in the state…

Gabon desires to enhance the governance of its extractive industries

In Gabon, following the overview and compensation of the home debt, the nation now desires to enhance governance within the mining and oil sector. Libreville has determined to rejoin the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), a world benchmark for selling good governance of oil, fuel and mining assets. Downside, Gabon was suspended from the EITI seven years in the past. To reintroduce…

the municipal race before general elections

Postponed several times, local elections for elected councilors will take place today across Niger. They have not taken place since 2004 and the main effort is the control of the municipalities, especially the big cities such as Niamey, Zinder and Maradi. Members are elected for a five-year period. These elections also make it possible for political parties to know their weight before the major…