West Africa

No less than 15 individuals have been killed by gunmen on Wednesday, Could 19, within the Adjarara district of Tin-Akoff municipality. Instantly afterwards, 15 armed males have been killed in crossfire with a patrol from the Markoye army unit. A soldier was injured. as reported from Ouagadougou, Yaya BoudaniThat is the second…

A brand new trial towards Guillaume Soro opens at this time in Côte d'Ivoire. This time, the previous president of the Nationwide Meeting, who final yr was sentenced to twenty years in jail for cash laundering and concealment of embezzlement of public funds, is charged in his absence and with 19 of his kinfolk, for conspiracy towards state safety, participation in an armed gang and unlawful possession of…

Senegal launched an oil cadastre on Tuesday, a digital platform that tracks knowledge on the nation's oil and gasoline actions. The creation of this instrument was a advice from the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. as reported from Dakar, Charlotte idracMap of blocks, record of permits - 9 property to this point -…

Malia's Prime Minister Moctar Ouane was reappointed and continued on Tuesday, Might 18, with consultations for the formation of the longer term authorities. A delegation from the previous majority and civil society was acquired. The M5-RFP, a political motion that took half within the case of former President IBK and which could be very crucial of the transition, has unfold. The Union for the Republic…

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa arrived in Bissau on Monday evening for an official round the clock official go to. He's the primary Portuguese president, 31 years after Mario Soares. as reported from Bissau, Allen Yero EmbaloIn Bissau-Guinea's reminiscence, a head of state has by no means had such a well-liked reception. The caravan…

In southwestern Niger, town of Tillabéri has since hosted greater than 11,000 displaced folks, who've been pushed from their villages by armed teams. On Tuesday, the Minister of the Inside visited them. Alkasha Alhada promised them that they'd quickly have the opportunity to return dwelling to domesticate their fields because of the safety of the safety forces.…

Since 2018, Chad, Niger, Libya and Sudan have tried to coordinate safety at their borders over what they name the "risk from southern Libya". However this coordination is struggling to get in place. Southern Libya continues to be "a risk to critical threats". The Chadian and Sudanese armed teams pose a significant safety…

The Paris summit on the financing of African economies was held on Tuesday 18 Might. A serious worldwide assembly, centered on the thorny subject of debt, by which China participated, by video convention. In the event you put a number of financial urge for food to Beijing in Africa, Chinese language funding remains to be in sharp decline and the main focus of the debt service is altering.…

5 days after the publication of its report on Chad, the Peace and Safety Council (PSC) of the African Union has nonetheless not communicated the small print of its choices. However RFI may be taught extra about it. There can be no sanctions towards the Chadian army junta, however a confirmed need to assist the transition course…

Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa is in Bissau for a 24-hour official go to. If the go to is an element of the strengthening of the historic relations between Lisbon and Bissau, it's a chance for descendants of former troopers of the colonial military to say the "blood pension" owed to their dad and mom by the previous colonial energy.…