Conseil de l’Entente: Ivorian diplomat Ouattara Wautabouna named new Secretary General

The Council of Foreign ministers of Conseil de l’Entente named Ivorian ambassador and Director General of the African Integration Ouattara Wautabouna as the new Secretary General of the West African regional organization in replacement of countryman Marcel Amon Tanoh. Tanoh’s spell at the realm of the organization grouping Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Togo, Benin and […]

Somalia army, allies retake key al-Shabab stronghold as UN warns of refugee crisis

Somali government forces and allied militias, backed by the United States and African Union (AU), have recaptured a strategic town that the al-Shabab armed group had controlled for six years. Pro-government forces entered the town of Adan Yabal in Hirshabelle, about 220km northeast of the capital Mogadishu, after the al-Qaeda-affiliated fighters withdrew without resisting, President […]

Tunisia: Kais Saied to run for elections against only two contenders

The Tunisian electoral commission has only accepted bids by three candidates, including incumbent president Kais Saied, who is accused by his opponents of using the judiciary to eliminate his political opponents using bogus charges. The electoral commission has accepted bids by Ayachi Zammel and Zouhair Magzhaoui, who are believed to be allies of Kais Saied, […]