France plays down Burkina Faso’s espionage accusations following arrest of French people reportedly from intelligence services

A source at France’s Foreign ministry rubbished accusations by Burkina Faso authorities of espionage in the wake of the arrest of four French men in Ouagadougou early December, holding diplomatic passports and visas. The reaction came after Paris-based news magazine Jeune Afrique reported Tuesday that four French men believed agents of the country’s foreign intelligence […]

Nigeria’s Edo state increases investment to revive palm oil production

A sustainable project in Nigeria’s southern Edo state is helping to get the country’s palm oil industry back on its feet decades after it was eclipsed by now leading producers Indonesia and Malaysia. Since the 1960s, when Nigeria was still the world’s top producer of palm oil, the substance that is extracted from oil palm […]

Sahara: UN Slams Polisario Attempts to Undermine Buffer Strip Status Quo

Following the growing provocative incursions of the Polisario armed militiamen in the Guerguerat buffer zone, UN Security Council has denounced these hostile acts made by the Algeria-backed separatists, in a bid to undermine peace and stability in the region, making it clear that “there should be no change in the status of the buffer zone”. […]