West-Africa
French hostage Sophie Pétronin released after being held in Mali since 2016
The Malian presidency on Thursday confirmed that French charity worker Sophie Pétronin, who was abducted in Mali and held hostage…
Africa
West-Africa
hostages Sophie Pétronin and Soumaïla Cissé have been released
Two hostages, the French Sophie Pétronin and the Malian opposition leader Soumaïla Cissé, were released on Thursday, October 8, 2020.…
West-Africa
French diplomacy wants peaceful elections?
Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian heard from the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Assembly on Wednesday and reacted to Alassane…
North-Africa
In Sudan, six artists imprisoned since August have been released
They were fired this Tuesday. Their arrest sparked an uprising last month in Khartoum because everyone had taken part in…
North-Africa
the murder of a young girl revives mobilization on feminicides
Gatherings are scheduled this Thursday in several Algerian cities to condemn feminicides. No official figures exist, but the Facebook account…
West-Africa
Benin suspended from list of “safe countries of origin”
This decision was taken in late September by the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons, which…
West-Africa
closing the border with Guinea, the president’s astonishment
Bissau-Guinea President Umaro Sissoco Embalo on Wednesday reacted to the unilateral decision of the Conakry authorities to close the borders…
Central-Africa
anger from the inhabitants of three ruined villages in the Kolwezi region
Several thousand families have been expropriated to make way for a hydropower dam about sixty kilometers from Kolwezi in southern…
West-Africa
The UN worries about “hateful” remarks from certain politicians
Words that could lead to human rights violations, according to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. The Guinean campaign…
Central-Africa
The AFDCA platform moves away from the FCC to get closer to the UDPS
In the DRC, political lines seem to be shifting, especially on the side of the JRC platform of former President…
West-Africa
relief for traders following the lifting of ECOWAS sanctions
The Economic Community of West African States has taken note of the appointment of some of the transitional bodies in…
