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Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina has fired all his ministers, his office said, days after he criticized some of their achievements, as in par and weeks after officials said they had opposed a plan to kill the former coup leader.…

Mali's transitional government is aware of its commitment to a fixed deadline for organizing elections to restore democracy after last year's coup, Prime Minister Choguel Maiga said on Friday. Since the overthrow of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in August 2020, political factions in Mali and foreign partners have been looking at whether the military-led interim authorities will stick to a promise to hold elections within 18 months. Maiga presented the interim action plan to the government and outlined four key…

MOGADISHU, Somalia | The Somali government is expected to reduce costs incurred in several departments; Auditor General Mohamed Ali Afgoe has warned, in yet another tax strategy aimed at increasing the financial fortunes of the Horn of Africa nation, which is embroiled in a host of challenges. For decades, Mogadishu, which does not yet have a stable government, relied almost entirely on the international community for its financial survival, given the low revenues generated by national taxes. The country has implemented…

After Tanzania just a few days ago, it is Burundi's turn to turn 180 ° compared to the vaccine against Covid-19. The Committee to Combat the Proliferation of Covid-19 announced yesterday, Wednesday, that it had accepted an offer from the World Bank to supply these vaccines, the Minister of Public Health and Vice-Chair of this…

People protested in the Tunisian capital on Sunday, urging the government to resign and the legislature to be dissolved as the country struggles with economic difficulties exacerbated by a sharp rise in coronavirus cases. Although security forces blocked roads to the parliament building in central Tunis, hundreds of protesters were able to converge on streets near the assembly, witnesses said. The protests come amid a deepening political crisis that pits Tunisian President Kais Saied against the…

This is the third year that this type of seminar has been organized since Felix Tshisekedi's arrival in power. The goal is to create a management that gives results. At the inauguration, on Thursday, July 22, 2021, the Congolese head of state announced his guidelines and insisted on the importance of setting precise goals and strengthening controls on government action.…

What is the AU report rejected by the Somali government? MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia's federal government has rejected the African Union's proposals on the future of the AMISOM team, which has lobbied for stability in the country in addition to helping Somalia crush militants d 'Al-Shabaab. AMISOM is tentatively set to leave Somalia after full implementation of Somali Transition Plan end of…

KwaZulu-Natal is the province most affected by the spiral of violence that has shaken South Africa in recent days, with 180 dead out of a total of more than 200 killed in the wake of ex-president Jacob Zuma's prison. It is in this region that President Cyril Ramaphosa visited on Friday, July 16, to assess the damage. The Minister of Police was also present this Saturday, July 17, as well as figures from…

Somali government troops recapture strategic town from al-Shabaab militants MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somali national army took over the town of Ba'adweyn in Mudug, central Somalia, senior military officials said, hours after deadly clashes with Al-Shabaab militants, which had driven them from the strategic center. Al-Shabaab captured the city a few weeks ago after a fierce shootout with government…

The Taliban has offered a three-month ceasefire in exchange for the release of 7,000 insurgent prisoners, an Afghan government negotiator said on Thursday, when Pakistan confirmed that the militant group had control of an important border crossing. "There is a huge demand," said Nader Nadery, a key member of the government group involved in peace talks with the Taliban, adding that the rebels also demanded that their leaders' names be removed from a UN blacklist. It was not immediately clear how the government would…